Recent externally funded awards


February 2024

Includes grants, contracts and subcontracts awarded to KU-Lawrence investigators from external sponsors. 

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Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Mosconi, MatthewApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthMechanisms and biomarkers of disease progression in Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS)$3,107,586
Martin, SusanAchievement & Assessment Institute New Mexico Public Education DepartmentNew Mexico Assessment of Science Readiness$2,683,109
Seybold, ErinKansas Geological SurveyKansas Department of Health & EnvironmtKansas Ground Water Quality Monitoring Network$1,006,000
Baer, SaraKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchNational Science FoundationPredicting effects of interannual variability in climate an drought on plant community outcomes resilience and soil carbon using temporally replicated grassland reconstructions.$780,658
Butler Jr, JamesKansas Geological Survey Kansas Water OfficeAirborne electromagnetic survey of Groundwater Management District No. 4$700,000
Duncan, WilliamInstitute for Policy & Social ResearchNational Science FoundationNSF Convergence Accelerator Track K: Improving Water Quality and Equity through Sensor Data and Machine Learning Models$650,000
Mills, ElisabethPhysics and AstronomyNational Science FoundationCAREER: RACING - Resolving the Activity Cycle in the Nearest Galaxies$482,550
Tanis, EmilyLife Span Institute Temple UniversityTech Accelerator$326,144
Owen, JonathanInstitute for Information SciencesMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyAdvanced Radar Waveforms & Processing$284,690
Buzhardt Jr, JosephLife Span Institute University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteOASIS Caregiver Training$221,886
Ecker-Lyster, MeghanAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas State UniversityEvaluation of KSU Project RAICES$180,000
Fazzino, TeraPsychology / Life Span InstituteUniversity of California - San FranciscoNSF Convergence Accelerator Track J: Network Of User-engaged Researchers building Interdisciplinary Scientific infrastructures for Healthy food (NOURISH)$99,379
Brady, NancySpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthUnderstanding how caregivers shape reciprocal communication with nonspeaking autistic children$76,859
Holt, ChristinaLife Span Institute Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmtSexual Violence Prevention Community-Based Valuation$75,000
Royon, ChristophePhysics and AstronomyUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteUltrafast FLASH radiation therapy dosimetry$67,416
Ahn, YoonjungGeography and Atmospheric Science Florida State UniversityUnderstanding the Effects of Climate Change on Environmental Hazards in Overburdened Communities$55,196
Seo, HyunjinJournalism Kansas Health FoundationKU Center for Digital Inclusion$50,000
Ecker-Lyster, MeghanAchievement & Assessment Institute Oakland UniversityNRT-HDR: Using a Data Analytics Framework to Merge STEM and Entrepreneurial Training$49,550
Murray, MichaelPhysics and AstronomyFermi National Accelerator Laboratory2024 Jr. LPC Distinguished Researcher Award - Recipient: Georgios Krintiras (PI: M. Murray)$48,617
Tran, DaiCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringOregon State UniversityGuidelines for Digital Technologies and Systems for Remote Construction Inspection for Highway Infrastructure Projects$47,916
Thompson, JomellaApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteCOBRE CEO Core: Implementation Science and Equity$41,094
Blakemore, JamesChemistry / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisChevron Phillips Chemical CompanyRedox Behavior of Catalysts for Olefin Oligomerization 5: Joint Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Studies$40,000
Kirkpatrick, AllisonPhysics and Astronomy Space Telescope Science InstituteRevealing our past faux PAHs: unveiling the hidden drivers of ISM conditions at cosmic noon JWST-GO-04192.003$26,073
Hall, AmberPsychologyUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteDeveloping a Representative Cohort to study Midlife Risk Factors for Alzheimers Disease$10,554
Mosley Jr, NelsonKU Police DepartmentKansas Department of TransportationImpaired Driving Deterrence Project (IDDP): University of Kansas$6,500
Kemp, PeggyLife Span Institute American Academy of PediatricsAct Early Ambassador 2023-2024$6,000
Thompson, JomellaApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteCOBRE ETHICS Core: Implementation Science and Equity$5,858
Swinburne Romine, RebeccaLife Span Institute University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteHealth Equity and Rural Education (HERE!) Clinical Trial$5,785
Drake, PhillipEnglish / Center for Service LearningCampus Compact2023-24 Newman Civic Fellowship Mini-Grant$1,000

Previous awards

Includes grants, contracts and subcontracts awarded to KU-Lawrence investigators from external sponsors. 

Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment Institute Maryland State Department of EducationMaryland DLM English Language, Mathematics and Science Alternative Assessment Test Administration and Consortium Services 2024 - 2026$3,160,296
Dieker, LisaSpecial Education / Achievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationFLITE: STEM Coaching$1,858,624
Hron, JanineAchievement & Assessment InstituteSunflower FoundationKansas Fights Addiction 2023 - Comprehensive Needs Assessment$1,500,000
Unckless, RobertMolecular BiosciencesNational Science FoundationThe genetic basis of divergence in immune defense between species$1,300,000
Tuck, KathleenSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Texas-AustinPreparing Early Childhood Special Education Leaders for Diverse Settings (Project EARLY)$1,250,000
Batza, CatherineWomen Gender & Sexuality StudiesThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationTrans Studies at the Commons$1,000,000
Husic, AdminCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringNational Science FoundationCAREER: Dynamic connectivity: a research and educational frontier for sustainable environmental management under climate and land use uncertainty$609,734
Hansen, AmyCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering National Science FoundationCAREER: Nitrogen exchange and removal in riparian wetlands - the role of vegetation$577,443
Mease, KristinaBusiness / Small Business Development CenterFort Hays State UniversityUniversity of Kansas Small Business Development Center - 2024$321,548
Peelaers, HartwinPhysics and AstronomyNational Science FoundationCAREER: Computational Design of High-Performing V2O5 Cathodes for Zn-ion batteries$288,878
Nelson, KennethKansas Geological SurveyKansas Department of TransportationData Access and Support Center (DASC) GIS Mapping Integration - FY2024$261,872
Snow, NancyPhilosophy / Hall Center for the HumanitiesTempleton Religion TrustIntellectual Humility, Courage, and Religious Literacy and their Roles in Covenantal Pluralism$252,062
Koon, LyndsieLife Span InstituteUniversity of Illinois - Urbana-ChampaignTechnologies to Support Aging Among People with Long-Term Disabilities (TechSAge)$198,554
Bowman-James, KristinChemistry Sandia National LaboratoriesCryptand Molecular Cavities to Capture and Chemically Process CO2$111,200
Koliba, ChristopherSchool of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchUniversity of VermontCIROH: Modeling Community Trust: A Collaborative Approach to Scoping Water Forecasting Needs and NOAA Product Use in Indigenous Communities of Northeast Oklahoma$95,060
Hayes, MelvaLife Span InstituteKansas City, City of MissouriEvaluation Service For Aim4Peace Violence Prevention Program$94,984
Harris, TheodoreKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research U.S. Army Corp of EngineersDepth Resolved Algal Bloom Mapping (DRABM) Clinton Lake$82,919
Mazzotti, ValerieSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteAmerican Institutes For ResearchEvaluation of Transition Supports for Youth with Disabilities$70,394
Kondyli, AlexandraCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringNational Academy of SciencesTraffic Capactiy Level of Service Adaptations and Usage$55,000
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchAmerican Society For MicrobiologyAnalysis of trends in the Microbiology workforce$52,000
Look, KurtKansas Geological Survey The Kansas Geological SocietySoftware Development for Kansas Electronic Data Integration$50,000
Schrock, StevenEngineering Administration / Transportation CenterKansas State University Traffic Assistance Services for Kansas (TASK) Program FY24-26$40,000
Johnson, JenniferKansas Fire & Rescue Training Kansas Division of Emergency ManagmentHazardous Materials Training to fire and emergency services personnel in the State of Kansas delivered through Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute 2023-2024$31,250
Hardy, SaralynSpencer Museum of Art Humanities KansasEmmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See$30,000
Crossfield, IanPhysics and Astronomy Space Telescope Science InstituteClouds or Chemistry?: Pinpointing the drivers of variability across the L/T transition via the benchmark L/T binary WISE 1049AB (JWST2965)$25,000
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteArmy Educational Outreach ProgramArmy Educational Outreach Program (UNITE)$20,651
Earle, SusanSpencer Museum of Art Racial Equity FundHighlighting the Work of Black, Indigenous, and Other Women+ of Color$20,000
Forbush, KelsiePsychology / Life Span InstituteRacial Equity FundThe Development of a New Perinatal Eating Disorder Screening Tool for Black, Afro-Caribbean, and African American Individuals$20,000
Weiner Davis, TadeoSocial Welfare Racial Equity FundStand Up KC Community Archive$20,000
Schwaller, RachelHistory Racial Equity FundUnsettled Lawrence: Challenging Collective Memory of Settlement Through the Oral and Public Histories of Unhoused Populations in Lawrence$16,000
Azuma, MizukiMolecular Biosciences Children'S Mercy Hospitals & ClinicsIdentifying compounds that target vulnerabilities imposed by EWS haploinsufficiency to discover novel treatments for EWSR1 fusion-positive childhood sarcomas$13,750
Friis, ElizabethMechanical Engineering Love Lifesciences LlcTesting of single-dose needle-based injection systems$11,300
Romanova, EkaterinaCommunication Studies National Communication AssociationCan Propaganda Reach Beyond Continents? Exploring Media Choice, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Support for Political Violence among the Russian-Speaking Diaspora in the U.S.$9,600
Holmes, CherylSocial WelfareUniversity Of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteLied Pre-Clinical Pilot$5,000
Yi, RichardEconomics / Life Span InstitutePsi Chi, The International Honor Society In PsychologyCognitive Dysfunction Related to Substance Use Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence$1,500
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Francis, LindsayTransportation Research Center Kansas Department of Transportation2024 Local Technical Assistance Program LTAP$660,000
Fang, HuazhenMechanical Engineering Tennessee Tech UniversitySecond-life Battery in Mobile EV Charging Application for Rural Transportation (SMART)$500,000
Darwin, DavidCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringConcrete Reinforcing Steel Institute EducationTextured Expoxy-Coated Hooked and Headed Bars$490,000
Kondyli, AlexandraCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering / Transportation CenterUniversity of Nebraska - LincolnMid-America Transportation Center for Transportation Safety and Equity (MATC-TSE)$449,998
O'Reilly, MatthewCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute EducationCorrosion Resistance of Damaged Textured Epoxy-Coated Reinforcement$290,000
Lemon, MichaelAchievement & Assessment InstituteCharles Stewart Mott FoundationKansas Statewide Afterschool Network (2023-2026)$225,000
Counts, JacquelineAchievement & Assessment InstituteIowa Department of Public HealthIowa MIECHV Quality Improvement 2023 Amendment 8$198,237
Darabi Konartakhteh, MasoudCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringTexas A&M Research FoundationEnhancement of PANDA-AP (Pavement Analysis using Nonlinear Damage Approach for Airports)$181,986
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Institute for Sustainable EngineeringIconium Engineering CompanyIconium Engineering Company Refrigerant Ionic liquid Separation (IEC-RISE)$87,375
Du, HengPharmacology & ToxicologyRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterDevelopment and analysis of novel experimental platforms for Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome$76,081
Miller, JonathanPharmaceutical Chemistry / Institute for Bioengineering ResearchAxioforce3D force sensing insoles for wearable, AI empowered, high-fidelity gait monitoring$75,093
Hall, JeffreyCommunication Studies Harvard UniversityInstitute for Rebooting Social Media (RSM) Visiting Scholars Faculty Fellowship$75,000
Dieker, LisaSpecial Education / Achievement & Assessment InstituteUnited Cerebral Palsy Of Central Florida IncPROJECT RAISE: Robots and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Social Skills for Elementary Students$52,639
Sutley, ElainaEngineering Administration / Civil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringFlorida International UniversityHurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida$51,047
Miller, JonathanPharmaceutical Chemistry / Institute for Bioengineering ResearchUniversity of Missouri - Columbia3D force sensing insoles for wearable, AI empowered, high-fidelity gait monitoring (MBArC)$43,094
Bean, AlicePhysics and AstronomyFermi National Accelerator Laboratory2024 LPC Distinguished Researcher Award for Recipient Dr. Alice Bean$40,982
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Institute for Sustainable EngineeringFaraday Technology Inc.Extraction and Utilization of Water and Gases from Icy Lunar Regolith$35,000
Buzhardt Jr, JosephLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteFoster Resource Center K-CART OASIS training$34,045
Mosconi, MatthewApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteInstitutional Career Development Core$31,383
Peterson, AndrewEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteNorth Dakota State UniversityCAREER: Rapid Phenotypic Divergence & Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Signaling in a Widespread Songbird$22,063
Barati Ghahfarokhi, RezaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringTeverra LlcHeat-Sweep Monitoring with Bubbled Water Seismic Imaging$20,000
Dieker, LisaSpecial Education / Achievement & Assessment InstituteQuabbin Regional School DistrictQuabbin Secondary Co-Teaching Initiative$14,500
Britt, NicholasPharmacy Practice University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteDrug abuse and HIV-associated pulmonary vascular injury$10,386
Crossfield, IanPhysics and Astronomy Space Telescope Science InstituteEureka!: An Open-Source Pipeline for JWST Time-Series Observations AR-03273 - Brande$10,091
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Keshmiri, ShawnAerospace Engineering / Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated SystemsKansas State UniversityApplied Research and Innovation Scholarship for Engineering Students in Aerospace, AI, and Cybersecurity (ARISE)$3,097,582
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteState of New Jersey Department of EducationNew Jersey DLM: 2023 - 2024 Operational/Testing (ELA, Math, Sci) + Additional Services$2,022,705
Spencer, TrinaLife Span InstituteUS Department of EducationDevelopment of an Implementation Support Package to Install, Implement, and Sustain MTSS in Early Childhood Settings$1,999,914
Gardner, SaraAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Children's Cabinet And Trust FundKansas Workforce Registry$1,068,555
Matsunaga, KellyEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteNational Science FoundationCAREER: Unearthing the conifer tree of death$946,323
Blunt, ShannonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesAlion Science & TechnologyHangar4F$326,711
Loecke, TerranceEnvironmental Studies Program / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchWichita State UniversityTesting the Effects of Cattle Grazing on CRP Grasslands in Short and Tallgrass Prairie Regions $321,102
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment InstituteWisconsin Department of Children & FamiliesFY24: Wisconsin Family Foundations Home Visiting Shared Measurements System$210,756
Luo, BoElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesNational Security AgencyGenCyber Summer Camp at the University of Kansas - Inspiring the Next Generation of Cyber Stars$149,870
Schnitz, AlanaLife Span InstituteThe Family ConservancyStart Young$146,271
Lattin, DanaLife Span InstituteCommunity Care Corps The Oasis InstituteUniversity of Kansas Transition to Postsecondary Education (KU TPE) Peer Navigators$124,621
Walker, DaleLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteFY 2024 Early Head Start$111,243
Swinburne Romine, RussellAchievement & Assessment InstituteHelen Keller Services For The Blind IncNational Center for Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) Subaward FY24$109,984
Barton, JaredSocial Welfare / Achievement & Assessment InstituteTfi Family ServicesTFI Family Services ROM 2024$106,596
Subramaniam, BalaChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisPfizer IncSustainable Continuous Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals with CO2 Expanded Liquids$100,000
Zipper, SamuelKansas Geological Survey The Nature ConservancyStreamflow depletion modeling in Sonoma County and Scott Valley, CA$82,500
Sutley, ElainaEngineering Administration / Civil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringTexas Tech UniversityHispanic Serving Institutions Research Centers of Excellence, Texas Tech University’s “Center of Excellence in Climate Resilience and Equitable Housing” (CECREH)$71,535
Lemon, MichaelAchievement & Assessment InstituteStem Next Opportunity FundMillion Girls Moonshot: Innovator Grant$55,000
Liu, LinMechanical Engineering Kansas Soybean CommissionPerformance-enabling soybean-derived materials for next-generation solid state lithium-sulfur batteries: FY 2024$50,000
Whelan, RebeccaChemistryUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteLeveraging long-read sequencing and targeted proteomics to explain racial disparities in CA125 levels$50,000
Ecker-Lyster, MeghanAchievement & Assessment InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteTeachers and Students for Community-Oriented Research and Education: Linking Industry Partners, Faculty, and Teachers (TSCORE LIFT)$37,286
Francisco, VincentApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteAll of Us Research Program Heartland Consortium (AoURP-HC)$36,117
Fischer, KennethMechanical Engineering / Institute for Bioengineering ResearchUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteRole of SPECC1L cytoskeletal protein in palate elevation dynamics$28,426
Peterson, DanaKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchAmericaview Inc.StateView Program Development and Operations for the State of Kansas$25,500
Lyles, LindseySchool of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchUniversity Corp For AtmosphericClimate Adaptation Outreach Support$20,000
Hashemi, MortezaElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesNational Science FoundationNSF Student Travel Grant for 2023 ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc)$18,000
Orr, RonaldSpencer Museum of ArtFlorida State UniversityCAREER: Quantification of the kinetic energy of particles in complex flows using magnetic particle tracking.$16,434
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteOffice of The State Superintendent of EducationTest Administrator and Educator Training for the Science DLM-AA$14,673
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteOffice of The State Superintendent of EducationDC DLM Additional Services 2023 - 2024$10,416
Neuenswander, BradleyAchievement & Assessment InstituteUSD 497, LawrenceUSD 497 Portrait of a Graduate$8,000
Chen, Yi ChunJournalism University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteREACH for equity in Southeast Kansas$6,401
Schulte, ScottEnvironmental Studies Program / KU Edwards CampusMid America Regional CouncilResilient People, Resilient Places$5,000
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Stevens, ElizabethSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteU.S. Department of EducationExamining the Efficacy of Aligning Core Content-Area Reading Instruction and Small Group Reading Intervention for Students with Reading Disabilities (Project ALIGN)$3,789,119
Naemi Jimenez, PegahSocial WelfareAdministration For Children & FamiliesKansas Bravely Raising & Activating Voices for Equity$2,500,000
Tanis, EmilyLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesState of the States in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities$2,249,797
Dean, EvanLife Span InstituteKansas Department For Aging And Disability ServiceEmployment First$1,995,944
Kurth, JenniferSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteU.S. Department of EducationKU Para to Teacher Project: Pathway to Low Incidence Teacher Endorsement$1,195,566
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteTennessee Department of EducationTennessee DLM: 2023 - 2024 Operational/Testing (ELA, Math) + Additional Services$1,174,272
Hugh, MariaSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteU.S. Department of EducationProject MounTaiN: Meeting The Need to Prepare Early Interventionists and Special Educators in Data-Based Instruction for Young Children with High Intensity Support Needs$1,100,000
McCormick, PatrickElectrical Engineering & Computer Science /  Institute for Information SciencesDefense Advanced Research Projects AgencyEnabling Spectrally Aware Cognitive RF Sensing$1,000,000
Walker, JamesGeology National Science FoundationCollaborative Research: GEO OSE Track 2: Developing CI-enabled collaborative workflows to integrate data for the SZ4D (Subduction Zones in Four Dimensions) community$850,370
Mazzotti, ValerieSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteU.S. Department of EducationEffects of CIRCLES on the Provision of Transition Services and Resulting Transition Outcomes for Students with Disabilities$816,331
Alexander, PerryElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesNational Security AgencyPredicable and Scalable Remote Attestation$722,322
Colombo, JohnLife Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthPsychometrics and Predictive Validity of Infant Learning$678,966
Blunt, ShannonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesSandia National LaboratoriesJoint SAR/GMTI using Agile Waveforms$427,673
Zipper, SamuelKansas Geological Survey Kansas State UniversityIncreasing Water Productivity, Soil Carbon and Sustainability of Integrated Multi-Crop Systems Using Field Scale Research$400,000
Blunt, ShannonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesSystems Technology Research (Str)Smaller Targeting Radars with Integrated Performance Equivalency STRIPE$358,831
Naemi Jimenez, PegahSocial WelfareUniversity of Texas-AustinEvaluating THRIVE – A Promising Sexual Health Intervention for Youth in Foster Care and Child Welfare Professionals$350,000
Cizek, MeghanAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Children's Cabinet And Trust FundBuilding Early Childhood-Child Welfare Partnerships to Support the Well-Being of Young Children, Families, and Caregivers$259,588
Saraf, AnitaMolecular Structures Group / Mass Spectometry LabaU.S. Department of AgricultureCharacterization of Environmental Effects on Mosquito Saliva Composition Using Mass Spectrometry$250,000
Gardner, SaraAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Children's Cabinet And Trust FundSPARK-Accelerator$247,540
Kong, KyoungchulPhysics and Astronomy U.S. Department of EnergyTheoretical High Energy Physics in the Data-Driven Era$220,011
Symons, JohnPhilosophy / Institute for Information SciencesNational Security AgencyVulnerabilities in the Social Attack Surface - How Undermining Norms Affects the Resilience of Critical Social Institutions$201,852
Long, HaiyingEducational Psychology / Achievement & Assessment InstituteNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Supporting the Whole Student: Identifying and Mitigating Barriers to Persistence for Underserved Post-Traditional Engineering Students$200,041
Alian, MohammadElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Frameworks: Advancing Computer Hardware and Systems' Research Capability, Reproducibility, and Sustainability with the gem5 Simulator Ecosystem$200,000
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteIdaho State Department of EducationIdaho Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education (ID-AWARE) FY2024$154,006
Rowe, NeilAchievement & Assessment Institute Iowa Department of Public HealthFY24 1st Five Healthy Mental Development Initiative: Evaluation$151,750
Lovell, ScottMolecular Biosciences Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease Renewal$128,200
Crossfield, IanPhysics and AstronomySpace Telescope Science InstituteLifting the Veil: An Open Source Haze Model for Exoplanet Atmospheric Characterization (JWST3207)$122,959
Nelson, KennethKansas Geological SurveyKansas Department of RevenueOpen Records for Kansas Appraisers (ORKA)$114,000
Barton, JaredSocial Welfare Connecticut Department of Children & FamiliesConnecticut ROM FY24$101,404
Miao, YinglongMedicinal ChemistryNational Institutes of HealthProbing Mechanisms of Polycystin-1 Regulation Using Peptide Modulators Designed by Sequence- and Structure-Based Learning$98,865
Johnson, RachelInternational Affairs AdministrationU.S. Department of EducationFulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program$92,150
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteOklahoma State Department of EducationOklahoma AWARE South$81,765
Fang, HuazhenMechanical Engineering Pacific Northwest National LaboratoriesNexus of Controls and Communications for Battery Energy Storage Systems$79,999
Neuenswander, BradleyAchievement & Assessment Institute U.S.D 259, WichitaComprehensive Needs Assessment of WPS Strategic Plan$78,000
Azuma, MizukiMolecular Biosciences Children's Mercy Hospitals & ClinicsIdentification of compounds that target vulnerabilities of Ewing sarcoma imposed by EWS haploinsufficiency$72,000
Chow, ConnieAchievement & Assessment Institute Wichita State UniversityEnhancing DEI through rich, street level data: How user stories can reveal gaps and alignment between stated goals and student experience$60,000
Lovell, ScottMolecular Biosciences Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease Renewal$52,484
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteOklahoma State Department of EducationOK Aware East$50,869
Gudino, OmarApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteGraduate Research Assistant Services on Nelson Projects$50,200
Hardesty, JoLegal Services for Students Internal Revenue ServiceVITA Grant Project$48,610
Ecker-Lyster, MeghanAchievement & Assessment Institute Wichita State UniversityWSU Southeast Wichita GEAR UP Project Evaluation$40,000
Hugh, MariaSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteUniversity of WashingtonInitial Efficacy Trial of a Group-Based Implementation Strategy Designed to Increase Teacher Delivery of Evidence-Based Prevention Programs$38,839
Dieker, LisaSpecial Education / Achievement & Assessment InstituteTaunton Public SchoolsTaunton Co-teaching and Inclusive Practices$37,000
Lovell, ScottMolecular Biosciences Seattle Children's HospitalStructural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease Renewal$34,622
Yi, RichardPsychology / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteGuided Episodic Future Thinking to Increase Physical Activity Adherence and Promote Healthy Brain Aging Among Mid-Life Adults$31,186
Layzell, AnthonyKansas Geological Survey Kansas Water OfficeAssessment of sediment sources in the John Redmond reservoir watershed$15,000
McCannon, GeraldSociology / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchMidwest Sociological Society (Mss)How being both first generation and nontenure track impacts faculty sense of belonging in their departments, their mental wellbeing, and how they might navigate these challenges$1,000
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Kim, TaejoonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science /Institute for Information SciencesNational Science FoundationNSF Convergence Accelerator Track G: Combating Vulnerability and Unawareness in 5G Network Security$5,000,000
Stevens, ElizabethSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteU.S. Department of EducationMath Words: Vocabulary Support for Students Experiencing Difficulty in Mathematics$1,994,476
Davidson, AndrewElectrical Engineering & Computer Science /Institute for Information SciencesNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Frameworks: Automated Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the StraboSpot Geologic Information System for Observational Data$1,886,298
Counts, JacquelineAchievement & Assessment Institute Iowa Department of Public HealthIowa MIECHV Quality Improvement 2024$1,443,984
Wang, ZhiAerospace EngineeringDepartment of DefenseGPU and Fast Storage Infrastructure for Massively Parallel Scientific Computing and Reduced Order Modeling$746,258
Cushing, ChristopherApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthOptimizing a Sensor-Enabled mHealth Intervention for Adolescents with Suboptimal Asthma Control$727,641
Smith, JonKansas Geological SurveyU.S. Geological SurveyGeologic Mapping in Kansas for FY23$605,817
Lindeman, DavidLife Span Institute Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmtKansas Inservice Training System (KITS)-Infant and Toddler Expansion Part C$599,525
Chan, Wai-LunPhysics and AstronomyU.S. Department of EnergyMinimizing the Energy Loss in Charge Separation via Spontaneous Exciton Heating$592,044
Sack, SaraLife Span Institute U.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesKansas State Plan for Assistive Technology$472,693
Tamerler Behar, CandanOffice of Research / Institute for Bioengineering ResearchNational Institutes of HealthPeptide Enabled Tunable Restorative Interface$467,008
Orive, MariaCollege of Liberal Arts & Sciences / Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of FloridaInvasive species as conduits for pathogen spillover between natural and agricultural ecosystems$456,839
Walker, JamesGeologyNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: GEO OSE Track 2: Building a multiscale community-led ecosystem for crustal geology through the integration of Macrostrat and StraboSpot$434,415
Rudnick, GregoryPhysics and Astronomy National Science FoundationCollaborative Research: RUI: Tracing Galaxy Quenching in the Cosmic Web With Spatially-Resolved Star-Formation Maps$375,211
Husic, AdminCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering National Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Can Human-Induced Turbidity Currents Enable Sustainability of Freshwater Reservoirs?$350,000
Slusky, JoannaMolecular Biosciences / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchNational Institutes of HealthPlugging & Pulling-in: tuning peptide for ToIC to overcome anitbiotic resistance$311,242
Rojas Villarreal, RaulSpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteUniversity of GeorgiaDeveloping culturally appropriate language assessment tools for low-income African American and Hispanic young children$266,728
Miller, RichardKansas Geological SurveyExxonmobil Global Services CompanyHigh Resolution Seismic Investigations of Rock Characteristics Associated with Subsidence$254,003
Besson, DavidPhysics and Astronomy National Science FoundationCollaborative Research: WoU-MMA: Ultrahigh Energy Neutrinos with the Radio Neutrino Observatory in Greenland$181,285
Sereno, JoanLinguisticsNational Science FoundationYr. 2: NSF Intergovernmental Personnel Act for Joan Sereno$177,697
Look, KurtKansas Geological SurveyKansas Department of Revenue2023-2025 Kansas On-Line Automated Reporting (KOLAR) project$122,000
Tran, DaiCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Iowa State UniversityEvaluation and Selection of 3D Model Viewers for Construction Inspection$110,000
Harris, TheodoreKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research Kansas Water OfficeEvaluating Long-Term HAB Trends at Cedar Bluff and Clinton Reservoirs Kansas Water Office Contract Number #24-111$100,000
Husic, AdminCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringBrigham Young UniversityUnderstanding Reservoir Sedimentation Sources and Economics in the Kansas River Basin for US Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District$100,000
Sturm, BelindaCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering EvonikEvaluation of Pre-Oxidation of Evonik Wastewater to Improve Biological Nutrient Removal Performance$91,068
Nelson, KennethKansas Geological SurveyKansas Department of AgricultureDWR Mobile WRIS$79,794
Hale, RichardAerospace Engineering Wichita State UniversityKansas National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program 2023$75,729
Lindeman, DavidLife Span InstituteKansas Department For Aging And Disability ServiceProgram Coordination at Parsons State Hospital & Training Center: FY 2024$66,100
Tran, DaiCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationK-TRAN KU 24-4: Implementation of Constructability Reviews for Highway Construction Projects in KDOT: Best Practices and Key Lessons$65,820
Ginsberg, RichardEducation Administration / Achievement & Assessment InstituteKansas State UniversityKBOR State-Wide Structured Literacy Mini-Grant$52,000
Koon, LyndsieLife Span Institute University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteExploring the effects of a community-based functional fitness program on frailty among adults aging with mobility disability: A pilot study$50,000
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment InstituteUniversity of IllinoisAll Our Kids Network University of Illinois IRIS Proposal (Year 6)$49,924
Liu, GaishengKansas Geological SurveyKansas Water OfficeUpper Arkansas River Corridor Water Quality Modeling$35,000
MacGonagle, ElizabethHistory / Hall Center for the HumanitiesWorld Learning Inc .Race, History, & Health in African and African Diasporic Communities$34,999
Koliba, ChristopherSchool of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchRoskilde UniversityGoverning Green Transitions (GOGREEN)$32,821
Moskovitz, JackobPharmacology & Toxicology University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteMoskovitz ADRC DPP 23-24: Oxidation of Apolipoprotein J and Alzheimer's disease$25,000
Johnson, JenniferKansas Fire & Rescue TrainingU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityState Fire Training Systems Grant FY23$20,000
Gudino, OmarApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research Institutete Research Assistant Services on KanAWARE$15,716
Parsons, SheenaKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council"Here-ing" cultural and natural heritage: Regenerating Indigenous cultural fire in Douglas County$10,600
Unckless, RobertMolecular Biosciences / Ecology & Evolutionary BiologySociety For The Study of EvolutionGraduate Research Excellence Grant (GREG) R.C. Lewontin Early Award$2,500
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationUniversity of Kansas Upward Bound (KU-UB)$2,400,725
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteDelaware Department of EducationDelaware DLM: 2023-2026 Operational/Testing (ELA, MATH, Sci) + Additional Services$1,781,087
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationUniversity of Kansas Veterans Upward Bound (KU-VUB): 2023 - 2028$1,547,547
Li, FengjunElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesGriffiss InstituteFortifying the Cyber and Electromagnetic Frontlines: Establishing a Virtual VICEROY Institute in Midwest$1,499,983
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteMissouri Department - Elementary/Secondary EdDLM Operational Testing Agreement: Missouri FY 2024$1,212,569
Stearns, LeighGeology / Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated SystemsHeising-Simons FoundationImpact of ice shelf estuaries on ice shelf stability$599,412
Koch, LisaTransportation Research Center Kansas Department of TransportationTechnical Services for the Kanas Rural Transit Assistance Program "RTAP"$256,245
Colella, JocelynEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteSociety For Conservation BiologyReconstructing Lahontan cutthroat trout population history to inform future management strategies in Summit Lake, NV$226,848
Liu, LinMechanical Engineering Wichita State University23-2023EPSCoR-0022, Physics-Informed-AI Enabled Smart Electrospinning of Nanofiber Memberanes Towards In-Space Manufactuing$185,000
Hoque, TamzidulElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesWright State UniversityNational Pathway to Success (NPS)$126,841
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationK-TRAN 24-5: Evalaution of Portland Limestone Cement-Treated Subgrade Soils and Bases in Kansas$125,373
Shogren, KarrieLife Span InstituteAmerican Institutes For ResearchEvaluation of Transition Supports for Youth with Disabilities$113,486
Farber, RachaelChemistryAmerican Chemical SocietySelective Ethanol Dehydrogenation over Oxide-Supported Metal Nano-Islands$110,000
Sack, SaraLife Span InstituteFederal Communications CommissionKansas Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution--Assistive Technology for Kansans$109,293
Royon, ChristophePhysics and AstronomyUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteUltrafast FLASH radiation therapy dosimetry$100,142
Koliba, ChristopherSchool of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchUniversity of VermontEnhanced Forecast Design Through Experimental Gaming and Social Impact Assessment of Connected River and Floodplains$95,807
Darabi Konartakhteh, MasoudCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationDevelopment of a database on surface free energy of asphalt binders to evaluate moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures used in the state of Kansas$92,761
Wilson, BlakeKansas Geological Survey U.S. Geological SurveyMaintain and expand Kansas-based data services to the NGWMN, 2023 - 2024$90,374
Johnson, JenniferKansas Fire & Rescue Training U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityAFG Assistance to Firefighters$87,877
Barati Ghahfarokhi, RezaChemical & Petroleum Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationGeomechanical and mineralogical properties of limestone samples from Kansas - Joint project with KSU$81,189
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationK-TRAN KU 24-I: Aggregate Specification to Reduce Dust and Improve Sustainability of Local Rock-surfaced Roads$79,989
Weinsztok, SarahLife Span InstituteUniversity Of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteA prospective behavioral economic analysis of alternative sources of reinforcement for hazardous alcohol use$76,680
Parsons, RobertCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationDevelopment of a Geotechnical Asset Management System for Slopes$59,832
Kastens, JudeKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas Water OfficeKansas Real-Time Flood Mapping Tool Development: SPARK Efficiency and Modernization$50,000
Lemon, MichaelAchievement & Assessment Institute University Of Missouri - ColumbiaRaise Awareness of Afterschool OST in the Greater Kansas City Metro Area (Modules)$48,000
Koon, LyndsieLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteFunctional training for overweight/obese adults with mobility-related disabilities$46,255
Unckless, RobertMolecular BiosciencesUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Post Doctoral Award: Jessamyn Perlmutter$38,250
Kong, KyoungchulPhysics and AstronomyU.S. Department of EnergyTheoretical Particle Physics in the Data-Driven Era$33,000
Flinders, JenniferAchievement & Assessment InstitutePrairie BandPrairie Band Potawatomie Nation Native Connections Evaluation (Y3)$31,085
Zhang, JieLinguisticsNational Science FoundationDoctoral Dissertation Research: The Representation and Processing of Vowel Contrasts in Brazilian Portuguese and English$18,354
Crossfield, IanPhysics and Astronomy Jet Propulsion Lab - California TechnologyFollow-up and Validation of TESS Planets with Keck AO Imaging IX - Polanski$16,500
Cushing, ChristopherApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of FloridaPersonalized Mobile Health Platform to Promote Physical Activity in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cystic Fibrosis$15,329
Cox, OwenAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department For Children And FamiliesHead Start Collaboration Office Needs Assessment 2023$14,705
Rudnick, GregoryPhysics and AstronomyJet Propulsion Lab - California TechnologyRevealing Gas Flows in High-Redshift Cluster Galaxies - PID 96/2023B_N201$13,750
Orr, RonaldSpencer Museum of ArtKansas Department of Commerce & HousingHere-ing$9,500
Daley, DorothySchool of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchUniversity of Massachusetts Medical SchoolJCOIN Coordination and Translation Center$9,200
Mosconi, MatthewApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteAmerican College of Medical Genetics GenomicsMidwest Autism Patient-Centered Research Consortium (MARC)$8,723
Moyle, RobertEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteKansas Department of Wildlife And ParksCentury-scale Changes in Terrestrial Vertebrate Faunas of Eastern Kansas$8,500
Goebel, FrankAnthropologyRust Family FoundationEarly Human Settlement of Southern Patagonia: A Proposal for Rescue Excavations at the Paleoindian Locality of La Gruta 1, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina$7,971
Kindscher, KellyEnvironmental Studies Program / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchU.S. Forest ServiceMapping populations of Osha (Ligusticum porteri) in the Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado$5,000
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Geosynthetic InstituteEffects of Moisture and Fine Contents on Wicking Geotextile-Soil Interface Strengths$5,000
Gallagher, PhilipHealth, Sport & Exercise ScienceAmerican College of Sports Medicine Foundation2023-2024 Student Research Grant Award$1,500
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationUniversity of Kansas Upward Bound (KU-UB)$2,400,725
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteDelaware Department of EducationDelaware DLM: 2023-2026 Operational/Testing (ELA, MATH, Sci) + Additional Services$1,781,087
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationUniversity of Kansas Veterans Upward Bound (KU-VUB): 2023 - 2028$1,547,547
Li, FengjunElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesGriffiss InstituteFortifying the Cyber and Electromagnetic Frontlines: Establishing a Virtual VICEROY Institute in Midwest$1,499,983
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteMissouri Department - Elementary/Secondary EdDLM Operational Testing Agreement: Missouri FY 2024$1,212,569
Stearns, LeighGeology / Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated SystemsHeising-Simons FoundationImpact of ice shelf estuaries on ice shelf stability$599,412
Koch, LisaTransportation Research Center Kansas Department of TransportationTechnical Services for the Kanas Rural Transit Assistance Program "RTAP"$256,245
Colella, JocelynEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteSociety For Conservation BiologyReconstructing Lahontan cutthroat trout population history to inform future management strategies in Summit Lake, NV$226,848
Liu, LinMechanical Engineering Wichita State University23-2023EPSCoR-0022, Physics-Informed-AI Enabled Smart Electrospinning of Nanofiber Memberanes Towards In-Space Manufactuing$185,000
Hoque, TamzidulElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesWright State UniversityNational Pathway to Success (NPS)$126,841
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationK-TRAN 24-5: Evalaution of Portland Limestone Cement-Treated Subgrade Soils and Bases in Kansas$125,373
Shogren, KarrieLife Span InstituteAmerican Institutes For ResearchEvaluation of Transition Supports for Youth with Disabilities$113,486
Farber, RachaelChemistryAmerican Chemical SocietySelective Ethanol Dehydrogenation over Oxide-Supported Metal Nano-Islands$110,000
Sack, SaraLife Span InstituteFederal Communications CommissionKansas Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution--Assistive Technology for Kansans$109,293
Royon, ChristophePhysics and AstronomyUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteUltrafast FLASH radiation therapy dosimetry$100,142
Koliba, ChristopherSchool of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchUniversity of VermontEnhanced Forecast Design Through Experimental Gaming and Social Impact Assessment of Connected River and Floodplains$95,807
Darabi Konartakhteh, MasoudCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationDevelopment of a database on surface free energy of asphalt binders to evaluate moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures used in the state of Kansas$92,761
Wilson, BlakeKansas Geological Survey U.S. Geological SurveyMaintain and expand Kansas-based data services to the NGWMN, 2023 - 2024$90,374
Johnson, JenniferKansas Fire & Rescue Training U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityAFG Assistance to Firefighters$87,877
Barati Ghahfarokhi, RezaChemical & Petroleum Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationGeomechanical and mineralogical properties of limestone samples from Kansas - Joint project with KSU$81,189
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationK-TRAN KU 24-I: Aggregate Specification to Reduce Dust and Improve Sustainability of Local Rock-surfaced Roads$79,989
Weinsztok, SarahLife Span InstituteUniversity Of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteA prospective behavioral economic analysis of alternative sources of reinforcement for hazardous alcohol use$76,680
Parsons, RobertCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationDevelopment of a Geotechnical Asset Management System for Slopes$59,832
Kastens, JudeKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas Water OfficeKansas Real-Time Flood Mapping Tool Development: SPARK Efficiency and Modernization$50,000
Lemon, MichaelAchievement & Assessment Institute University Of Missouri - ColumbiaRaise Awareness of Afterschool OST in the Greater Kansas City Metro Area (Modules)$48,000
Koon, LyndsieLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteFunctional training for overweight/obese adults with mobility-related disabilities$46,255
Unckless, RobertMolecular BiosciencesUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Post Doctoral Award: Jessamyn Perlmutter$38,250
Kong, KyoungchulPhysics and AstronomyU.S. Department of EnergyTheoretical Particle Physics in the Data-Driven Era$33,000
Flinders, JenniferAchievement & Assessment InstitutePrairie BandPrairie Band Potawatomie Nation Native Connections Evaluation (Y3)$31,085
Zhang, JieLinguisticsNational Science FoundationDoctoral Dissertation Research: The Representation and Processing of Vowel Contrasts in Brazilian Portuguese and English$18,354
Crossfield, IanPhysics and Astronomy Jet Propulsion Lab - California TechnologyFollow-up and Validation of TESS Planets with Keck AO Imaging IX - Polanski$16,500
Cushing, ChristopherApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of FloridaPersonalized Mobile Health Platform to Promote Physical Activity in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cystic Fibrosis$15,329
Cox, OwenAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department For Children And FamiliesHead Start Collaboration Office Needs Assessment 2023$14,705
Rudnick, GregoryPhysics and AstronomyJet Propulsion Lab - California TechnologyRevealing Gas Flows in High-Redshift Cluster Galaxies - PID 96/2023B_N201$13,750
Orr, RonaldSpencer Museum of ArtKansas Department of Commerce & HousingHere-ing$9,500
Daley, DorothySchool of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchUniversity of Massachusetts Medical SchoolJCOIN Coordination and Translation Center$9,200
Mosconi, MatthewApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteAmerican College of Medical Genetics GenomicsMidwest Autism Patient-Centered Research Consortium (MARC)$8,723
Moyle, RobertEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteKansas Department of Wildlife And ParksCentury-scale Changes in Terrestrial Vertebrate Faunas of Eastern Kansas$8,500
Goebel, FrankAnthropologyRust Family FoundationEarly Human Settlement of Southern Patagonia: A Proposal for Rescue Excavations at the Paleoindian Locality of La Gruta 1, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina$7,971
Kindscher, KellyEnvironmental Studies Program / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchU.S. Forest ServiceMapping populations of Osha (Ligusticum porteri) in the Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado$5,000
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Geosynthetic InstituteEffects of Moisture and Fine Contents on Wicking Geotextile-Soil Interface Strengths$5,000
Gallagher, PhilipHealth, Sport & Exercise ScienceAmerican College of Sports Medicine Foundation2023-2024 Student Research Grant Award$1,500
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Blunt, ShannonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesOffice of Naval ResearchWaveform-Diverse RF Capabilities$2,186,643
Wendel-Hummell, CarrieSocial Welfare Kansas Department For Aging And Disability ServiceHome and Community Based Services (HCBS) Workforce Training$2,009,797
Farrell, MarkMedicinal ChemistryNational Institutes of HealthGlycoscience Tools and Therapeutics$1,912,500
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteOklahoma State Department of EducationFY 2024 Oklahoma DLM Operational Testing$1,562,142
Gaumer Erickson, AmyCenter for Research on Learning / Life Span InstituteKansas Department of EducationSPDG Evaluation$750,000
Colella, JocelynEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: PurSUiT: Systematic viral discovery through structured search of host phylogeny$737,127
Byers, KaelaSocial Welfare Kansas Department For Children And FamiliesFamily Resource Center Evaluation$499,370
Dunn, RobertChemistryNational Science FoundationPlanar Capillary Electrophoresis$472,804
Subramaniam, BalaChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisU.S. Department of EnergyRecycling of End-of-Life Solar Panels using Near-critical Fluids and Ozone$433,333
Ewing, MarkAerospace Engineering / Office of ResearchFederal Aviation AdministrationA68 - Validate Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Detect and Avoid (DAA) Well-Clear Requirements$400,000
Buzhardt Jr, JosephLife Span InstituteUniv of North Carolina At Chapel HillEffects of Implicit Bias on Children's Early Outcomes$335,761
Shontz, SuzanneEngineering Administration / Institute for Information SciencesNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: CDS&E: An Experimentally Validated, Interactive, Data-enabled Scientific Computing Platform for Cardiac Tissue Ablation Characterization and Monitoring$283,686
Bigelow, KathrynLife Span Institute National Science FoundationCOLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Social-Emotional Analysis of the Language Environment (SEAL): Key Word & Phrase Spotting in Early Childhood Care Settings$174,362
Tanis, EmilyLife Span InstituteOK Department of Human Services Children & FamilyAccessibility of Wearables$156,213
O'Reilly, MatthewCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of TransportationEffects of Carbon Sequestration on Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete in Kansas$151,000
Wagner, MargaretEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchU.S. Department of AgricultureBuilding better bioinoculants: Using experimental evolution to improve the efficacy of a plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria$120,000
Choi, Jae YoungEcology & Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE DRPP:Genetics and developmental functions of natural telomere length variation$114,750
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of TransportationStandardizing Rigid Inclusions for Transportation Projects$113,317
Billings, SharonEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas State UniversityCollaborative Research: How roots, regolith, rock and climate interact over decades to centuries - the R3-C Frontier$111,093
Soper, StevenChemistryUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteThe Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine$110,056
Paden, JohnCenter for Remote Sensing & Integrated SystemsBritish Antarctic SurveyIntegration of a CRESIS Radar Depth Sounder on a Windracers UAV$107,882
Lemon, MichaelAchievement & Assessment InstituteUniversity of Missouri - ColumbiaRaise Awareness of Afterschool$100,000
Kondyli, AlexandraCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Department of TransportationK-TRAN KU: 24-3: Creating Effective Graphic Changable DMS Messaging$85,000
Harris, TheodoreKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchCity of LawrenceWater quality monitoring in Clinton Lake, Kansas with a water quality buoy$78,196
Schrock, StevenCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering / Transportation CenterKansas Department of TransportationEffectiveness of Automated Pavement Restriping Systems - Phase II$70,000
Herda, TrentHealth, Sport & Exercise Science / Achievement & Assessment InstituteChildren's Mercy Hospitals & ClinicsA comprehensive and non-invasive assessment of skeletal muscle in adolescents with single ventricle circulation$61,269
Hefty, PhillipMolecular BiosciencesInez Jay FundA comprehensive and non-invasive assessment of skeletal muscle in adolescents with single ventricle circulation$61,269
Xu, LiangMolecular BiosciencesInez Jay FundImproving Breast Cancer Immunotherapy by Targeting RNA-Binding Protein HuR$60,000
Soper, StevenChemistryUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteLiquid Biopsy using Tumor Specific Extracellular Vesicles for the Early Detection of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer$52,676
Fehr, AnthonyMolecular BiosciencesUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteInvestigating approved therapeutics for their ability to inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 ADPribosylhydrolase: 2022-2023$50,000
Murray, AngelaAchievement & Assessment Institute Wend Ii, Inc.WEND Montessori Research Retreat 2023$50,000
Seybold, ErinKansas Geological SurveyKansas Water OfficeGroundwater Quality Patterns, Trends, and Drivers in GMD2$45,000
Look, KurtKansas Geological SurveyKansas Corporation CommissionKansas On-Line Automated Reporting (KOLAR) project FY2024$40,000
Thompson, JomellaApplied Behavioral Science / Center for Service LearningUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteFrontiers: University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Institute$37,680
Lindeman, DavidLife Span InstituteKansas Department For Aging And Disability ServiceActive Treatment Training Program-Parsons State Hospital-FY24$35,000
Beard, KennethEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteLeakey FoundationEarly primate evolution in Big Bend National Park, Texas$30,000
Logan, RandallSchool of Professional Studies / KU Edwards CampusDirector of National IntelligenceCollaborative Cybersecurity Research Initiative: Fostering Innovation and Empowering Students in the IC CAE Kansas Consortium$30,000
Von Esenwein, SilkeAchievement & Assessment InstituteHorizons Mental Health CenterMental Health Awareness Training Project Evaluation$24,442
Chao, HaiyangAerospace Engineering / Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated SystemsWichita State UniversityHigh-Fidelity System Identification and Simulation of UAS/UAM Vehicles$19,272
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringPresto GeosystemsExperimental Evaluation of Geocell-stabilized Granular Bases$15,000
Unruh, KathrynLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteFrontiers: University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Instituter$13,167
Neuenswander, BradleyAchievement & Assessment InstituteGreenbush Southeast Kansas Education ServiceSEKESC School District Strategic Planning (Effort Only)$12,500
Francis, LindsayTransportation Research CenterKansas Department of TransportationPurchase of Pavement marking Retroflectometer$10,000
Hileman, LenaEcology & Evolutionary Biology The Botanical Society Of America2023 Kaplan Dissertation Award in Comparative Morphology: Evolution of bee-exclusionary corolla width differences in Penstemon$10,000
Seo, HyunjinJournalismGoogle, Inc.Digital Skills for Women with Criminal Justice Involvement$10,000
Zeigler, ZacharyUniversity Press of Kansas City of LawrenceUniversity Press of Kansas NEA ARP Subgrant$10,000
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Day, StuartEdwards Campus Johnson County, KansasJohnson County Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Subrecipient Grant Agreement – Workforce Development $1,166,670
Walker, DaleLife Span InstituteHealth Resources & Service AdministrationBuilding Capacity of Early Childhood Providers to Promote Language Learning of Infants and Young Children from Underserved Communities$900,000
Salandrino, AlessandroElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesAir Force Office of Scientific ResearchCoherent Space-Time-Varying Electromagnetic Structures$450,335
Huang, ChengAerospace EngineeringAir Force Office of Scientific ResearchGeneralizable Data-Driven Modeling Framework for Understanding and Modeling Turbulent Combustion$450,000
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum EngineeringNational Science FoundationREU SITE: IDEA Incubator for Porous Materials: Integrating Discovery, Engineering and Art$399,892
Cizek, MeghanAchievement & Assessment Institute Kansas Children's Cabinet And Trust FundWellBeing Mapping CBCAP Program$378,685
Noonan, PatriciaCenter for Research on Learning / Life Span InstituteMissouri Department - Elementary/Secondary EdMissouri Post-Secondary Success Project/ Social-Emotional Learning for All$298,421
Gould, ElizabethInternational Short Programs Institute of International Education2023 Eight-Week Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Pre-Academic Training Program$288,877
Buzhardt Jr, JosephLife Span InstituteUniversity of North Carolina At Chapel HillValidation of an Outcome Measure of Early Social-Communication for Young Children with ASD$280,566
Chen, GengMathematicsNational Science FoundationStability, uniqueness and existence for solutions of hyperbolic conservation laws and nonlinear wave equations$234,974
Billings, SharonEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchU.S. Department of AgriculturePlant community composition, diversity, and precipitation effects on carbon retention and loss in grassland soils$225,000
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Institute for Sustainable EngineeringHudson TechnologiesImproving Flammability Testing of Refrigerant Mixtures$209,776
Macdonald, StuartMolecular Biosciences University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Bioinformatics Core Facility$153,794
Kastens, JudeKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchTrihydro CorporationTechnical Support to prepare remote sensing plan in support of the Russell, Kansas site$150,000
McCormick, PatrickElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesLockheed MartinDual-function Radar/Comms Methods and Robust Calibration Approaches$150,000
Allgeier, AlanChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisPfizer IncEvaluating the influence of pharmaceutical feed impurities and solvents on Pd catalyzed flow hydrogenation$140,000
Rojas Villarreal, RaulSpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteUniversity of GeorgiaThe Role of Fathering in the Language Development of Young, Low-Income African American and Latino Children$130,464
Brumberg, JonathanSpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteWispr AiSilent Speech Data Collection: Testing and Analysis$92,611
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment Institute Illinois Action For ChildrenIllinois Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) IRIS$65,000
Wang, ZhuoPharmaceutical Chemistry University of GeorgiaThe activation of benzoxaborole prodrug AN15368, a clinical candidate for Chagas disease$61,386
Ackley, BrianMolecular BiosciencesUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Summer Scholars yr 10$54,540
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchKansas Department of Commerce & HousingDigital Equity Asset Mapping$53,230
Ackley, BrianMolecular BiosciencesUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Undergraduate Research Office (URO)$53,025
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchKansas Board of RegentsJobs and Degree Requirements for 2030:An Expanded Analysis of Projections from Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce$40,690
Rosa-Molinar, EduardoPharmacology & ToxicologyUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteP30 CATCH UP Above Accrual Goal Administrative Supplement Request$38,250
Barati Ghahfarokhi, RezaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringKicc-Ks Interdisc Carbonates ConsortiumExperimental investigation of High-Pressure, High-Temperature Methane/Co2 Adsorption for Organic-Rich, Tight/Ultra-Tight Carbonates$36,086
Cushing, ChristopherApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteChildren's Mercy Hospitals & ClinicsType 1 Diabetes Rapid Learning Lab$34,088
Scott, ErikRussian, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies Michigan State UniversityScience, Art and Faith: Architectural Heritage and Islam$30,000
Brown, RafeEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteResearch GoDecolonization through Digitization: Enabling Free and Equitable Access to KU's Historically Unique and Globally Significant Reptile and Amphibian Collection with the Emerging Field of Museum Genomics$29,548
Koch, LisaTransportation Research CenterKansas Department of Transportation2023 KDOT Innovative Technologies Summit$25,196
Davido, DavidMolecular Biosciences University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteRole of ICP0 Dimerization in Herpes Simplex Virus Pathogenesis$25,000
Ackley, BrianMolecular BiosciencesUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteKINBRE Star Trainees yr 10$21,210
Murray, AngelaAchievement & Assessment Institute American Montessori SocietyAMS Research Consulting Year 4$20,017
Yun, HeechulElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesWichita State UniversityAnytime Perception and Control for Intelligent and Safe Advanced Air Mobility$19,272
Koon, LyndsieLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteThe Impact of Weight Loss on Alzheimers Disease Risk in Adults with Down Syndrome$17,294
Ackley, BrianMolecular BiosciencesUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Campus Coordinator 2023-2024$15,150
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Forbush, KelsiePsychology / Life Span InstituteDepartment of DefenseAssessment of Eating Disorder and Comorbidity Risk and Resilience in a Nationally Representative Sample of Recent Military Enlistees$4,230,958
Bigelow, KathrynLife Span InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentKansas Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program$664,840
Sack, SaraLife Span Institute Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmentMedicaid Equipment Exchange$628,420
Tunge, JonChemistryNational Science FoundationCAS: Enabling synthesis through small molecule liberation$575,000
Iqbal, AsifKansas Geological SurveyKansas Department of AgricultureKansas Online Water Use Report - CY2023-2025$224,200
Allgeier, AlanChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisDanisco Usa Inc.Development of Process for Derivatization of Engineered Polysaccharides through Enzymatic Polymerization Through Carboxylic Acids to the Corresponding Engineered Polysaccharide Esters$206,724
Choi, Jae YoungEcology & Evolutionary Biology University of Nevada, Las VegasThe Genetic Basis of Local Adaptation Across an Island Adaptive Radiation$96,884
Soper, StevenChemistry University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteThe Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine: Biomedical Engineering Core$63,863
Rojas Villarreal, RaulSpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteMomentous InstituteCollaborative Research Study on Bilingual Language and Self-Regulation Development$63,615
Girard, JeffreyPsychology / Life Span InstituteMassachusetts General HospitalMultimodal Dynamics of Parent-Child Interactions and Suicide Risk$59,446
Diener, AlexanderGeography and Atmospheric ScienceUniversity of ConnecticutThe Middle of Somewhere: Place Attachment and the Geographies of Being$50,000
Harvey, SusanHealth, Sport & Exercise Science / Achievement & Assessment InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteFood is Medicine$43,294
Sturm, BelindaCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering EvonikBiological Nutrient Removal testing$42,467
Garstka, TeriAchievement & Assessment Institute Kansas Department For Children And FamiliesKansas Early Head Start Data Reporting System (DAISEY) FY24$37,425
Jiang, YunfengMathematicsResearch GoGromov-Witten Counting Surface Invariants$30,000
Mahajan, KirtiCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringResearch GoAssessment of In-Vehicle Human Machine Interfaces (HMI's) Based on Cognitive-Visual Load$30,000
Schnitz, AlanaLife Span Institute Research GoDevelopment of the Blended Early Literacy, Language, and Social-Emotional Intervention (BELLS) for Preschool Teachers$30,000
Wang, JingxinMedicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterResearch GoDevelopment of an Oral Stimulator of Interferon Genes Agonist for Cancer Treatment$30,000
Teator, AaronChemistryResearch GoCyclopolymer Materials Enabled by Spring-Loaded Polymerization$29,993
Snow, NancyPhilosophy / Hall Center for the HumanitiesResearch GoThe Meaning and Importance of "Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself" in Today's World$29,978
Myers, SuzanneLife Span InstituteResearch GoWriting with Purpose: Improving Adolescent Writing Achievement through a Focus on Authentic Purpose$29,299
Sturm, BelindaCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringResearch GoInvestigating the Role of Microplastics as Carriers of Antibiotic Resistance into the Environment$29,228
Sabarwal, TarunEconomics Research GoControl and Spread of Information in Decentralized Networks$27,457
Ovchinnikov, DmitryPhysics and Astronomy Research GoElectric Field Control of Magnetism in Two-Dimensional Quantum Materials$27,447
Johnson, ChristopherMusicNational Endowment For The ArtsImpact of the Quality of Music Programs on the Overall School Climate in High Schools$27,136
Hileman, LenaEcology & Evolutionary BiologyResearch GoConnecting Genome to Phenome in the Evolution of Trait Complexity$26,433
Dixon, DanMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterK-Inbre Institutional FundsOmics profiling and biological function of plasma-derived extracellular vesicles in colorectal cancer$25,000
Macdonald, StuartMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterResearch GoDissecting the Genetic Basis of Longevity in Drosophila$17,306
Moyle, RobertEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryCollaborative Research: All Birds: A Time-scaled Avian Tree From Integrated Phylogenomic and Fossil Data$9,998
Fischer, KennethMechanical Engineering University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteSingle Stage Surgical Intervention for Treatment of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury$4,187
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Smith, AdamPharmacology & ToxicologyNational Institutes of HealthNeurocircuit of Partner-seeking Following Social Loss$3,213,479
Heggeness, MistySchool of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchAlfred P Sloan FoundationThe Care Board: A Dashboard on, for, and about Care Work and Caregivers in the U.S.$761,886
Cordell, StacyAcademic / Professional ProgramsKansas Department of TransportationKDOT Transportation Safety Conference 2023 - 2027$755,266
Alian, MohammadElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesNational Science FoundationCAREER: Near-Memory Datacenter Network$533,095
Douglas, JustinMolecular Structures Group National Science FoundationHelium Recovery Equipment: Acquisition of Helium Recovery and Liquefaction Hardware for the University of Kansas$500,000
Mosconi, MatthewApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthNeurodegenerative Mechanisms of Motor, Executive, and Memory Decline in Females with Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS)$465,831
Liu, ZhipengMathematicsNational Science FoundationExact Formulas of the KPZ Fixed Point and the Directed Landscape$296,885
Ecker-Lyster, MeghanAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas State UniversityRESPETAME: Reimagining Educational Systems by Practicing Equity and Translanguaging and Accessing Multiliterate Experiences$217,263
Soberon, JorgeEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteNational Science FoundationOPUS: A Computational Theory of Biodiversity$139,114
Yi, RichardPsychology / Life Span InstituteJohns Hopkins UniversityAn Examination of the Joint Contributions of Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Genetics, and COVID-19 on the Development of Delay Discounting and Substance Use Across Adolescence$75,332
Rogers, DavidKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentLyme Disease Tick Surveillance$75,063
Roediger, DavidAmerican Studies Huntington Library, Art Collection & Botanical GardensAvery Distinguished Fellowship for Academic Year 2023-2024$75,000
Crossfield, IanPhysics and Astronomy Space Telescope Science InstituteThe SPACE Program: a Sub-neptune Planetary Atmosphere Characterization Experiment (17192)$43,626
Gane, BrianAchievement & Assessment Institute University of Illinois-ChicagoCollaborative Research: Improving Multi-dimensional Assessment and Instruction: Building and Sustaining Elementary Science Teachers' Capacity Through Learning Communities$40,123
Miller, RichardKansas Geological SurveyBurns & McdonnellGround Truth Testing and Correlation of Seismic Interpretation and Borehole Sampling at Mosaic's Legacy Well Field in Hutchinson, Kansas$37,006
Du, HengPharmacology & Toxicology / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteUniversity of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (KU ADRC)$28,620
Chen, YiYangMusicRacial Equity FundWorld Music: A Portrait Series of Modern Composers$20,000
Duncan, PhilipLinguisticsRacial Equity FundLanguage ideology and the dilution of Black student voices through "proper grammar."$20,000
Nguyen, CambreyPharmacy Practice Racial Equity FundPromoting health equity through cultural competency: Exploring the patient perspective of community pharmacists delivering care to racially diverse individuals with disabilities: KUEA#37083$20,000
Pursel, SydneySpencer Museum of Art Racial Equity FundIndigenous Fashion Show & Exhibition: Spencer Museum of Art.$20,000
Pourladian, BamdadMechanical Engineering HoneywellPredictive Model for Silicone Pad Failure and Predicting Uniaxial Compression of Foam Using Computer Vision$18,399
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Brady, NancySpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteGeorgia Institute of TechnologyDiscovering novel predictors of minimally verbal outcomes in autism through computational modeling$1,049,667
Counts, JacquelineAchievement & Assessment Institute Kansas Children's Cabinet And Trust FundKansas Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Planning Grant 2$1,030,522
Garstka, TeriAchievement & Assessment Institute Kansas Children's Cabinet And Trust FundKansas Early Childhood Integrated Data System Distinct Count of Children Project$800,000
Nash, BrookeAchievement & Assessment Institute Missouri Department - Elementary/Secondary EdPathways for Instructionally Embedded Assessment (PIE) project$618,232
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringNational Science FoundationPorous absorbent-coated geotextile to enhance water drainage from soil$549,996
Flinders, JenniferAchievement & Assessment Institute Minnesota Department of EducationMinnesota Interagency Community Voice & SenseMaking Project$361,763
Pu, BingGeography and Atmospheric ScienceNational Science FoundationUnderstanding the formation and impacts of warm-season trans-Atlantic African dust extremes$360,739
Barati Ghahfarokhi, RezaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringSun Specialty Products CorporationExtraction of Rare Earth Elements Using Polyelectrolytes and Polyelectrolyte Complexes$300,000
Beach, JamesBiodiversity InstituteNatural History MuseumIntegrating Geoscience Collections into Specify Software$223,711
Stearns, LeighGeology / Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated SystemsNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: NSF Directorate for Geosciences-Natural Environment Research Council: Understanding surface-to-bed meltwater pathways across the Greenland Ice Sheet using machine-learning and physics-based models$191,868
Hron, JanineAchievement & Assessment Institute Greenbush Southeast Kansas Education ServiceKansas Department of Education Summer Enrichment Program Sunflower Summer 2023$176,620
Li, XianglinOffice of Research / Mechanical EngineeringWichita State UniversityMultifunctional Ceramics for Space and Aircraft Applications$149,999
Colella, JocelynEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Ranges: Building Capacity to Extend Mammal Specimens from Western North America$146,497
Schnitz, AlanaLife Span InstituteThe Family ConservancyFY23 Start Young Agreement$144,839
Wallisch, AnnaLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteInvestigating the Challenging Eating Behaviors of Children with Autism at Mealtime$119,564
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteOklahoma State Department of EducationOklahoma Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education South$113,522
Walker, DaleLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteProject Eagle: Early Head Start$104,295
Sturm, BelindaCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Water Research FoundationEngineering the Reactive Surface of Aerobic Granular Systems for Contaminant and Pathogen Removal$100,000
Rowe, NeilAchievement & Assessment Institute Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmtKansas Universal Home Visiting Expansion Project Evaluation (TO 23039)$75,000
Kastens, JudeKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research Kansas Water OfficeFlood Mapping Tool Development: Real-time Flood Mapping for Kansas$60,000
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteOklahoma State Department of EducationOK Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education East$55,714
Walker, JamesGeologyUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonTechnical Support: Kansas$55,000
Walker, DaleLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteUrban Action Partner Technology Pilot$49,655
Hageman, MichaelPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteNCI Cancer Center Support Grant - Lead Development and Optimization Core (Hageman)$41,776
Yi, RichardPsychology / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteGuided Episodic Future Thinking to Increase Physical Activity Adherence and Promote Healthy Brain Aging Among Mid-Life Adults$40,568
Hardesty, JoLegal Services for Students Internal Revenue ServiceVolunteer Income Tax Assistance Grant Project$39,100
Mills, ElisabethPhysics and Astronomy National Radio Astronomy ObservatoryNational Radio Astronomy Observatory  Student Observing Support (SOS) Proposal to support Benjamin Moreau$31,354
Walker, DaleLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteProject Eagle: Early Head Start$29,664
Fazzino, TeraPsychology / Life Span InstituteUniversity of California - San FranciscoNSF Convergence Accelerator Track J: Network Of User-engaged Researchers building Interdisciplinary Scientific infrastructures for Healthy food (NOURISH)$24,344
Roy, AnuradhaBiomedical Services Labs / High Throughput ScreeningUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteNCI Cancer Center Support Grant -  Lead Development and Optimization Core Core (Roy)$24,018
Christine, MaryOffice of Faculty Affairs / Institute of Leadership StudiesKansas State UniversityKansas Leadership Center Research Initiative$20,765
Shen, ZuchaoLife Span InstituteUniversity of FloridaOptimal Design of Experimental Studies Investigating Mediation Effects With Individual-Level Mediators$18,305
Mosconi, MatthewApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteEvaluating sleep disturbances in adolescents and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities$15,787
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringTensar International Inc.Experimental Investigation of Interaction between InterAx Geogrid Products and Granular Fill$15,000
Choi, Jae YoungEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Center For GenomicsRecombination Rate Variation and Evolutionary Mechanisms of Adaptive Radiation$13,909
Brown, RafeEcology & Evolutionary Biology KU Center For GenomicsKUgenoTypes: democratizing access to the University of Kansas' globally and historically significant herpetological collection with museum genomics$13,063
Koch, LisaTransportation Research CenterSouth Carolina Department of TransportationSouth Carolina Department of Transportation Dispatching and Scheduling Training 2023$11,193
Lattin, DanaLife Span InstituteUniversity of North Carolina CharlotteNational Technical Assistance Center on Transition for Students and Youth with Disabilities$10,000
Scouffas, AntheaLied Center City of LawrenceKU Indigenous Cultures Festival Artists$10,000
Talbott, JenniferSpencer Museum of ArtCity of LawrenceGallery Reopening Community Promotion$10,000
Wang, JingxinMedicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteSmall molecule enhances anti-cancer tumor radiosensitivity via activation of the cGAS-STING pathway$10,000
Orozco, RobinMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Center For GenomicsPro-autoimmune allele of PTPN22 influences immune cell functions during virus infection$9,900
Wallisch, AnnaLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteInvestigating the Challenging Eating Behaviors of Children with Autism at Mealtime$7,000
Friis, ElizabethMechanical Engineering Directsync Surgical, LlcSpinal Fusion Implant with Integrated Fusion Progression Diagnostic Capability$6,000
Liu, GaishengKansas Geological Survey Vista Clara, Inc.Dynamic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Logging Technologies for High-Resolution Measurement of Hydrogeologic Properties and Soil Response$5,100
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Macdonald, StuartMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthA Resource for the Genetic Dissection of Complex Traits$2,962,239
Mohammadi Dehcheshmehi, SaharKansas Geological SurveyU.S. Geological SurveyCritical Minerals in Pennsylvanian black shales of the U.S. Midcontinent$975,000
Vakser, IlyaComputational BiologyNational Science FoundationU.K. Research and Innovation/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences: Modeling of protein interactions to predict phenotypic effects of genetic mutations$930,155
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Institute for Sustainable EngineeringBooz, Allen, Hamilton, Inc.Design of an Ammonia + Ionic Liquid Development Test Rig$638,638
Hutchison, JustinCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering National Science FoundationCAREER: Thermal proteome profiling applications for in-situ bioreporting of contaminant degradation in soils$441,172
Lequesne, RemyCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Electric Power Research Institute, IncAdvanced Nuclear Reactors: Bond under High Temperature$395,000
Carta, JudithLife Span InstituteUniversity of IowaEvaluate effectiveness of Waterloo Central School District & Council Bluffs Central School District Exploratory Projects & Statewide Implementation of Specially Designed Instruction, Including Evaluation of the State Identified Measure of R$374,052
Schoeneich, ChristianPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNovartis Pharma AgSubQ Application of Biologics - in vivo degradation in the SubQ space as impact factor for reduced bioavailability$310,000
Timmons, LisaMolecular BiosciencesNational Science FoundationEArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER): Overcoming transformation and germline expression barriers$300,000
Swinburne Romine, RussellAchievement & Assessment InstituteNational Center On Deaf BlindnessNational Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)$298,268
Prohira, StevenPhysics and Astronomy / Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated SystemsNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Windows on the Universe - Multi-Messenger Astrophysics: The Radar Echo Telescope for Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos: Toward a Transformative Technology for Neutrino$297,439
Husic, AdminCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering National Science FoundationResearch Infrastructure Improvement Track-4:NSF:Assessing Dynamic Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands across Spatial and Human Gradients with Deep Learning$259,515
Walker, JamesGeologyTexas A & M University College StationBroadening Community Use and Adoption of StraboSpot$233,536
Peterson, AndrewEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteUniversity of OklahomaPredictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase 1: International Center for Avian Influenza Pandemic Prediction and Prevention$219,264
Liming, KileySocial WelfareOklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance AbuseOklahoma Infant Toddler Court Program (OKITCP)$156,250
Davidson, AndrewElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesNational Security AgencyGenCyber Summer Camp at the University of Kansas -- Inspiring the Next Generation of Cyber Defenders$145,794
Yi, RichardPsychology / Life Span InstituteHenry Ford Health SystemImproving Decision Making to Prevent Substance Misuse among Adolescents from Traditionally Underserved Communities$118,981
Teator, AaronChemistryAmerican Chemical SocietyPost-Polymerization Diversification of Polyacrylamides Using Amide Activation$110,000
Layzell, AnthonyKansas Geological SurveyKansas Water OfficeStreambank Evaluation of the Cottonwood and Neosho Rivers above John Redmond Reservoir$100,000
Hall, JeanLife Span Institute The City University of New York

Disability and Health Data Collaborative: Using Data to Promote the Health and Wellness of People with Disabilities

$99,999
Lovell, ScottHiguchi Biosciences Center Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease Renewal$81,652
Wolfe, MichaelMedicinal Chemistry University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteDevelopment of a Simple Animal Model for Familial Alzheimer's Disease$65,000
Parsons, RobertCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Maxtech Inc.Lightweight Cellular Concrete Testing for Use as an Approved Substitute for Flowable Fill A Research Proposal$58,000
Look, KurtKansas Geological Survey The Kansas Geological SocietySoftware Development for Kansas Electronic Data Integration$50,000
Mollet, AmandaEducational Leadership & Policy Studies / Achievement & Assessment InstituteSpencer FoundationQueer Intimacies: A qualitative examination of LGBTQ+ college students' expericence in healther intimate relationships$49,866
Hardy, SaralynSpencer Museum of Art National Endowment For The ArtsTo support research and preliminary work for the 2025 exhibition STREET NIHONGA: The Art of jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani and accompanying publication$40,000
Miao, YinglongMolecular BiosciencesKU Endowment AssociationMechanism of polycystin-1 signal transduction in complex with polycystin-2$40,000
Sack, SaraLife Span Institute Kansas Department of Health & Environmenttiny-k Infant Toddler Assistive Technology Services$40,000
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchKansas Hospital AssociationEstimating the Economic Impact of the Health Care Sector in Kansas and Kansas Counties$39,793
Kastens, JudeKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchTerrametrics Agriculture Inc.U.S. County Level Corn & Soybean Yield Modeling and Brazil & Argentina Soybean Yield Model Development & Implementation$34,000
Kwon, GibumMechanical Engineering Kansas Soybean CommissionSustained Irrigation of Soybean-Farm Utilizing Soybean Nanoclays as Natural Soil Additives$32,856
Dixon, DanMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteCancer Center Support Grant - Drug Discovery, Delivery and Experimental Therapeutics Component (D3ET)$31,539
Neufeld, KristiMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteCancer Center Support Grant - Cancer Biology Program$28,949
McCoy, KellyKansas Fire & Rescue TrainingKansas Division of Emergency ManagmentHazardous Materials Training to fire and emergency services personnel in the State of Kansas delivered through Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute 2022-2023$25,000
Crossfield, IanPhysics and AstronomyJet Propulsion Lab - California Technology2023A Keck/NIRC2: TESS Planet Validation with AO Imaging VIII$17,700
Crossfield, IanPhysics and AstronomyJet Propulsion Lab - California TechnologyNASA/Keck: Go Long: Wide Companions in Short-Period Exoplanet Systems$17,700
Alian, MohammadElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesNational Science FoundationConference: Student Travel Grant Request for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software$15,000
Von Esenwein, SilkeAchievement & Assessment InstituteVan Go IncVan Go, Inc. Data Audit and Impact Report$12,488
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Wills, HowardEducational Psychology / Life Span InstituteU.S. Department Of EducationClass-Wide Functon-Related Intervention Teams Rural Expansion: Gaining More Time to Learn and More Time to Teach in Rural Schools$14,999,997
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteU.S. Department Of EducationSupporting Effective School Leaders through Professional Learning and Resources for Equity Leadership & Educator Well-Being$10,112,318
Berkland, CoryPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterThe Leona M And Harry B Helmsley Charitable TrustDevelopment of SAgA-T1D as Type 1 Diabetes Antigen Specific Immunotherapy$3,025,839
Alian, MohammadElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesUniversity Of Illinois - Urbana-ChampaignEvolvable Computing for Next Generation Distributed Computer Systems$1,269,661
Lane, KathleenOffice of Research / Life Span InstituteArizona State UniversityPreparing Productive Special Education Scholars to Lead in Evidence-based Practices in Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-tiered (Ci3T) Models of Prevention (Project EPIC)$1,231,269
Mitchiner, MelindaLife Span InstituteOregon Department Of EducationMulti-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)$1,183,518
Schrock, StevenCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering / Transportation CenterKansas Department Of Transportation2023 Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)$660,000
Lindeman, DavidLife Span InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentKansas Inservice Training System (KITS)-Infant and Toddler Expansion$576,758
Greenhoot, AndreaCenter for Teaching ExcellenceHoward Hughes Medical InstituteA Comprehensive Shift Toward Achievement-oriented Thinking and Practices$529,500
Jorgenson, LindsayInstitute for Policy & Social ResearchHaskell FoundationLarge-scale CoPe: Rising Voices, Changing Coasts: The National Indigenous and Earth Sciences Convergence Hub$483,775
Leonard, KevinChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisU.S. ArmyExperimental and Simulation Investigations into Novel Mechanisms for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction$449,374
Rowe, NeilAchievement & Assessment Institute Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmentKansas Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Coordinated State Evaluation (TO 23031)$438,853
Fehr, AnthonyMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthIdentifying the targets of virus-induced PARPs during SARS-CoV-2 infection$424,184
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchOffice of The Governor of KansasKansas Fiscal Transparency Project (KFTP): Tracking the Impact of Government Funding in Kansas.$367,658
Flinders, JenniferAchievement & Assessment Institute Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmentOur Tomorrows (KDHE Health Equity) (TO 22066)$315,000
Jorgenson, LindsayInstitute for Policy & Social ResearchUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteTEAMSPORT to Community TEAMSPORT: Validating and Adapting a Precision Oncology Reflex Testing Team Intervention to Reduce Rural Disparities in Cancer Care Delivery$272,664
Shogren, KarrieLife Span InstitutePatient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteKansas Health And Research Participation (K-HARP) Network: Building Capacity for Self-Determination$250,000
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment Institute Wisconsin Department of Children & FamiliesWisconsin Family Foundations Home Visiting Shared Measurements System$208,305
Mease, KristinaBusiness / Small Business Development CenterFort Hays State UniversityUniversity of Kansas Small Business Development Center: 2023$200,927
Rowe, NeilAchievement & Assessment InstituteIowa Department of Public HealthFY23 1st Five Healthy Mental Development Initiative: Evaluation$182,183
Von Esenwein, SilkeAchievement & Assessment InstituteCrawford CountyCertified Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Planning, Development, and Implementation Grant Project Evaluation --Crawford County$166,508
Forrest, MarcusPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKinimmuneDevelopment of a Tumor-retentive Immunostimulant as Adjunct Therapy for Solid Tumor Cancers$160,182
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteIdaho State Department of EducationIdaho Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education (ID-AWARE)$152,632
Barton, JaredSocial WelfareTFI Family ServicesTFI Family Services ROM 2022-2023$130,647
Zipper, SamuelKansas Geological Survey University Of Illinois - Urbana-ChampaignSustaining Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes Through a Better Understanding of Decision-support Systems$116,970
Blunt, ShannonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesSandia National LaboratoriesAdaptive Waveform Development For Optimized ReTurns- Enhanced Scene Interpretation and Interference Mitigation(A WD Fort-e S1m)$100,000
Clifford, RyanDesignIowa State UniversityNorth Central Integrated Pest Management Center NCIPMC: A Regional Approach to Pest Management Implementation FY23-FY27$100,000
Wu, JudyPhysics and Astronomy Honeywell2D Semiconductor Reliability- KU$95,000
Blakemore, JamesChemistry / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisChevron Phillips Chemical CompanyRedox Behavior of Catalysts for Olefin Oligomerization 4: Joint Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Studies$94,999
Ecker-Lyster, MeghanAchievement & Assessment InstituteNewman UniversityNavigating the University Experience$80,000
Kindscher, KellyEnvironmental Studies Program / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchOsage NationOsage Ethnobotany Brochures and Educational Materials$78,071
Fazzino, TeraPsychology / Life Span InstituteUniversity of California - DavisPromoting the Purchase to Plate Tools for Food Demand and Diet Quality Research$75,000
Yi, RichardPsychology / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteExamining the Effects of Gambling Volatility on Drinking Behavior$73,107.75
Sutley, ElainaEngineering Administration / Civil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringFlorida International UniversityHurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida$67,494
Look, KurtKansas Geological Survey Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmentExpansion of Underground Injection Control (UIC) submittals to Kansas Online Automated Reporting (KOLAR) Website$60,000
Colella, JocelynEcology & Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of New MexicoPIPP Phase I: Center for Emerging Pathogen Prediction and Integration$57,797
Bumble, JenniferLife Span InstituteKansas Department For Children And FamiliesKansas Navigator Series for Supported Decision-Making$55,341
Mills, ElisabethPhysics and AstronomyUniversities Space Research Association (Usra)A Hot Meal: Mapping the Molecular H2 Feeding the Milk Way's Supermassive Black Hole$51,700
Flinders, JenniferAchievement & Assessment InstituteKickapoo TribeKickapoo TOR Return to Community Program$50,000
Look, KurtKansas Geological Survey The Kansas Geological SocietySoftware Development for Kansas Electronic Data Integration$50,000
Schoeneich, ChristianPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterAbbvieActivation Energies for Methionine Oxidation in Peptides Liquid Formulations$50,000
Yang, XinmaiMechanical Engineering / Institute for Bioengineering ResearchUniversity Of Missouri - ColumbiaMidwest Biomedical Accelerator Consortium: MBArC$44,585.73
Outka, UmaLaw Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchBarry UniversityJust Energy Transitions and Place$41,272
Lemon, MichaelAchievement & Assessment InstituteStem Next Opportunity FundMillion Girls Moonshot$40,000
Wang, ZijunPharmacology & ToxicologyUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteKansas Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Bridging Award Year 2022$40,000
Wolfe, MichaelMedicinal ChemistryKU Endowment AssociationP01 Planning Award: Metabolic Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease$36,848
Hugh, MariaSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaInitial Efficacy Trial of a Group-Based Implementation Strategy Designed to Increase Teacher Delivery of Evidence-Based Prevention Programs$35,524
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchChildren's Mercy Hospitals & ClinicsChildhood Housing Assistance and Adult Health: Life Course Critical Periods and Cumulative Impact$34,775
Rowe, NeilAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentKansas MIECHV Community Readiness Assessment (TO 23030)$33,659
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentCARE Project Referral Network - Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS) $33,546
Forbush, KelsiePsychology / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteFrontiers: University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Institute$33,503
Mills, ElisabethPhysics and AstronomyNational Radio Astronomy ObservatoryNRAO Student Observing Support (SOS) Proposal to support Benjamin Moreau$31,354
Dixon, DanMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteIn Vivo Model for Assessment of Intestinal Adenoma-derived Extracellular Vesicles$25,000
Hansen, AmyCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Kansas Water Resources InstituteUnraveling Spatiotemporal Patterns in Watershed Nutrient and Sediment Yields Under Conditions of Ongoing Rapid Crop Conversion Using Direct Sampling and Remote Sensing Observations$25,000
Husic, AdminCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Water Resources InstituteForecasting Streamflow and Groundwater Depletion with Deep Learning Models to Sustain Kansan Water Resources$25,000
Moody, JenniferKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas Water Resources InstituteHerbal Medicine for Sick Ponds: Are Native Aquatic Macrophytes a Cheap and Easy Way to Mitigate Harmful Algal Blooms?$25,000
Neufeld, KristiMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of KansasIdentification of Tumorigenic APC mutant Interacting Proteins$25,000
Wang, JingxinMedicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteDown-regulation of Interferon Signaling by Splicing Modulators$25,000
Kerr, SteffanyAchievement & Assessment Institute Kansas Children's Service LeagueKansas Children's Service League Thriving Families Parent Cafe Data Analysis$24,969
Crossfield, IanPhysics and AstronomySpace Telescope Science InstituteThe Life and Death of Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-12b$24,686
Mills, ElisabethPhysics and AstronomySpace Telescope Science InstituteDissecting the Prototypical Starbursts NGC 253 and M 82 and Their Cool Galactic Winds$21,183
Dixon, DanMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteColon Cancer Chemoprevention Through Inhibition of Exportin 1 (XPO1)$20,810
Unruh, KathrynLife Span Institute University of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteSPeCTRE 2.0: The Sunflower Pediatric Clinical Trials Research Extension$17,607
Saint Onge, JarronSociology / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchCenter For Practical BioethicsBuilding a Circuit of Civic Learning, Dialogue, and Connection to Advance Health Equity: A Deliberative Model, Materials, and Metrics$16,076
Watts, JudyJournalismNational Communication AssociationInvestigating The Effects of Media on Racial Literacy Among Black, Latino, and White Families$14,850
Schneider, BlairKansas Geological SurveyKansas State Historical Society2022-2023 Second Fort Zarah Location Geophysical Survey Contract$13,424
Wilson, SaraMechanical Engineering American Society For Engineering EducationStudent Engagement in Engineering: How Has The Pandemic Impacted What We Do?$5,000
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Bourque, KatherineLife Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthExamining Adaptive Peer-mediated Interventions for Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Limited or No Spoken Language: A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial$2,691,060
Wang, ZijunPharmacology & ToxicologyNational Institutes of HealthThe Role of DNA Breaks and Repairs in Opioid Addiction$2,295,000
Song, KwangokCurriculum & Teaching / Achievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationPromoting English Learners Academic Achievement and Cultivating Educational Equity through Professional Development$2,290,405
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteState of New Jersey Department of EducationNew Jersey Dynamic Learning Maps Operational Testing Agreement 2022 - 2023$1,986,438
Kingston, NealEducational Psychology / Achievement & Assessment InstituteEnterpriseKCEnterpriseKC Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Cybersecurity Assessments (Project 1) and Cybersecurity Talent Exchange (Project 2)$1,891,860
Neufeld, KristiMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthRoles for Adenomatous Polyposis Coli in Colon Injury Prevention and Wound Healing$1,114,341
Metz, BrentLatin American & Caribbean Studies / Hall Center for the HumanitiesU.S. Department of EducationCenter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies: Strengthening Communities$1,055,100
Friis, ElizabethMechanical EngineeringContinuum Educational Technologies PbcSmart Tools to Accelerate Research Translation by Uplifting Participants for the Central IDeA State Region (STARTUP Central)$1,014,493
Arnold, EmilyAerospace Engineering / Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated SystemsNational Science FoundationMRI: Development of a Reconfigurable Radar for UAS Applications$997,861
Walters, JamesEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Institute for Information SciencesUniversity of Alabama-BirminghamBill: IISAGE - Discovering the Mechanisms and Evolution of Aging Differences Between Females and Males$989,587
Metz, BrentLatin American & Caribbean Studies / Hall Center for the HumanitiesU.S. Department of EducationCenter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies: Strengthening Communities$906,664
Gomez Garcia Alvestegui, DanielCenter Remote Sensing Integtr Sys / Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated SystemsNASA Goddard Space CenterCryospheric Uncrewed-Aerial-System Experiment$903,730
Tapia Takaki, Jesus DanielPhysics and AstronomyU.S. Department of EnergyStudying Nuclear Gluon Dynamics Using Novel Technologies with the A Large Ion Collider Experiment and at the Electron-Ion Collider Sponsor$750,000
Smith, JonKansas Geological SurveyU.S. Geological SurveyGeologic Mapping in Kansas for FY22$599,195
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationKU TRIO Training Program for Absolute Priority 2 (KU TTP-2)$595,202
Sack, SaraLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesKansas State Plan for Assistive Technology 2021-2023$462,353
Schultz, JerryLife Span InstituteUniversity of South CarolinaUnderstanding Community Obesity Initiatives and Informing Tailored Community Interventions to Reduce Childhood Obesity$447,809
Hall, JeanLife Span InstituteLangston University (Public University)Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers: Equity Center in Employment Domain$400,000
Blunt, ShannonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesAlion Science & TechnologyFoundational Research for EW Operations$380,873
Huerter, AaronInternational Short ProgramsInstitute of International EducationHosting Agreement: Six-week English Language Certificate Program for High School English Teachers (“Participants”) from Brazil$312,620
Wolfe, MichaelMedicinal ChemistryBrigham & Women's Hospital Research AdministrationLeveraging Heterogeneity in Autosomal Dominant AD to Elucidate Pathophysiology and Improve AD Biomarkers$278,325
Hefty, PhillipMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of WashingtonFunctional Genomics for Chlamydia$275,468
Thompson, JomellaApplied Behavioral Science / Center for Service LearningUSD 500, Kansas CityThrYve Collaborative for Out-of-School Time Supports in KCK$135,000
Harris, TheodoreKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas Water OfficeEvaluating Long-Term HAB Trends at Wilson and Kirwin Reservoirs Kansas Water Office Contract Number 23-110$100,000
Kaplinger, BrianAerospace EngineeringWichita State UniversityExperimental Measurement of Granular Flow Free Colling in Microgravity$94,512
Darwin, DavidCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringOK Department of TransportationEffectiveness of Magnesium-Alumino-Liquid Phosphate-Based Concrete as a Repair Material$92,699
Mandel, RolfeKansas Geological SurveyHistory NebraskaA Statewide Geographic Information System (GIS) as a Predictive Tool for Locating Deeply Buried Archeological Deposits in Nebraska: (PHASE III-The Sandhills Region)$88,515
Wu, JudyPhysics and AstronomyZenoleap LLCEnergy Efficient Superconducting Neuromorphic Computing Circuits$85,333
Lindeman, DavidLife Span InstituteKansas Department for Aging And Disability ServiceSoutheast Kansas Respite Care Services (SEKRS)$66,100
Bagwell-Gray, MeredithSocial WelfareArizona State UniversityEnhancing the Public Health Response to Domestic Violence in the Context of COVID-19$59,525
Husic, AdminCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentMonitoring and Modeling Hillsdale Lake Under Changing Land Use and Climate Drivers to Assess Tipping Point of Hypereutrophic Lake Conditions - TO 22088$46,000
Liu, LinMechanical Engineering Kansas Soybean CommissionPerformance-enabling Soybean-derived Materials for Next-generation Solid State Lithium-sulfur Batteries$44,982
Berkland, CoryPharmaceutical ChemistryColumbia UniversityIn Vivo Analysis of Human Islet Graft Infiltration and Its Immunomodulation by Antigen-specific Therapy$41,924
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment InstituteUniversity of IllinoisAll Our Kids Network University of Illinois IRIS Proposal (Year 5)$40,001
Ecker-Lyster, MeghanAchievement & Assessment InstituteWichita State UniversityWSU Southeast Wichita GEAR UP Project Evaluation$40,000
Desaire, HeatherChemistryDuke UniversityDuke Center for HIV Structural Biology: Protein Analytics Support to Characterize Env Proteins$38,250
Colaco Morais, AnaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringKansas Soybean CommissionProduction of Soybean Protein Concentrates with Enhanced Nutrient Profile for Pet Nutrition$35,820
Johnson, RachelInternational Affairs Administration / IP International ProgramsU.S. Department of EducationFulbright Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad$35,225
Forrest, MarcusPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstitutePersonalized T Cell Therapy for Mantle Cell Lymphoma$35,000
Lindeman, DavidLife Span InstituteKansas Department for Aging And Disability ServiceActive Treatment Training Program-Parsons State Hospital$35,000
Clifford, RyanDesign /School of Architecture & DesignIowa State UniversityCrop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program - North Central IPM Center$25,000
McCoy, KellyKansas Fire & Rescue TrainingU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityState Fire Training Systems Grant FY23$20,000
Seo, HyunjinJournalismKansas Department of Commerce & HousingInnovative Partnership for Community-based Art Experience Involving Women Transitioning from Incarceration and the Public$20,000
Cox, OwenAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department for Children And FamiliesHead Start Collaboration Office Needs Assessment 2022$12,805
Azuma, YoshiakiMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteSpecific Chromatin Interaction of DNA Topoisomerase II Isoforms and Its Role on Regulation of Their Cellular Function$10,000
Sims, MeganBiodiversity InstituteBureau of Land Management Montana State OfficeMT DAK Preservation & Curation of Fossil Vertebrates from the Late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation$9,062
Scouffas, AntheaLied CenterKansas Department of Commerce & HousingNORTH & the Underground Railroad$7,500
Liu, GaishengKansas Geological SurveyVista Clara, Inc.Switched-Field Surface Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for Enhanced Detection and Resolution of Shallow Groundwater$5,766
Mosconi, MatthewApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteKansas Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Developmental Research Project Program Mentor Award$1,894
Forbush, KelsiePsychology / Life Span InstituteAmerican Psychological Association2022 American Psychological Association of Graduate Students/Psi Chi Junior Scientist Fellowship$1,000
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of EducationNational Technical Assistance Center for Inclusive Practices and Policies$10,000,000
Alexander, WarrenElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Office of ResearchResearch RisingTrusting Our Worlds Physical, Digital, Social$3,000,000
Choi, Jeong HoonLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of EducationResources Aligned and Integrated for Student Equity (RAISE): Protocol for Grade-level Teams to Intensify Instruction for Students With or At-risk for Disabilities$2,998,288
Logan, RandallSchool of Professional StudiesIntelligence Community Center For Academic ExcellenceKansas Coalition Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (KC-IC CAE)$2,410,931
Brady, NancySpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthFXS: Late Adolescence and Early Adulthood$2,230,022
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationThe University of Kansas Child Care Access means Parents in School Program (KU-CCAMPIS)$1,794,248
Slusky, JoannaMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Science FoundationData-Adaptive and Metamorphosis Machine Learning Architectures for Generative Protein Design of Metal Biosensors$1,500,000
Counts, JacquelineAchievement & Assessment InstituteIowa Department of Public HealthIowa Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Quality Improvement 2023$1,064,746
Dean, EvanLife Span InstituteKansas Department For Aging And Disability ServiceStudying the Waiting List for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Physical Disabilities Home and Community Based Services$971,608
Adams, GlennKansas African Studies Center / Hall Center for the HumanitiesU.S. Department of EducationNational Resource Center: Supporting Sustainable Connections: The Kansas African Studies Center$967,444
Scott, ErikRussian, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies / Hall Center for the HumanitiesU.S. Department of EducationNational Resource Center: Rethinking Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies in the Heartland for a Global and Digital Age$843,580
Lieberman, BruceEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Biodiversity on a Changing Planet Implementation: Using the Past to Predict the Future: How Physiology and other Functional Traits Determine Survival and Extinction in W. Atlantic Mollusks$799,138
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteNew Mexico Public Education DepartmentNew Mexico Dynamic Learning Maps: 2022 - 2023$690,440
Lovell, ScottHiguchi Biosciences CenterSeattle Children's HospitalSeattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease Renewal$590,226
Soper, StevenChemistryNational Institutes of HealthMolecular Sub-typing Breast Cancer Patients using a Liquid Biopsy$568,979
Davidson, MeghanSpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthMore and Less Social Comprehension: Child and Text Factors for Autistic Children$556,279
Fang, HuazhenMechanical EngineeringThe Army Contracting CommandReinforcement-Learning-based Aerial-Ground Multi-Robot Collaboration with Human-on-the-Loop in Complex Environments$500,000
Gardner, SaraAchievement & Assessment InstituteKauffman FoundationKauffman 2022 Inclusive Ecosystems$290,000
Adams, GlennKansas African Studies Center / Hall Center for the HumanitiesU.S. Department of EducationForeign Language and Area Studies: Supporting Sustainable Connections: The Kansas African Studies Center$269,582
Scott, ErikRussian, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies / Hall Center for the HumanitiesU.S. Department of EducationForeign Language and Area Studies: Rethinking Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies in the Heartland for a Global and Digital Age$269,582
Kokobobo, AniSlavic, German and Eurasian Studies / Hall Center for the HumanitiesThe U.S. Russia FoundationRussian Studies Program for Kansas High Schools$213,400
Cizek, MeghanAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Children's Cabinet And Trust FundCommunity-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (CBCAP)$179,542
Hui, RongqingElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Computer and Network Systems Core: Medium: A Testbed and a Toolkit for Expediting Investigation of and Accelerating Advancements in All-Optical Neural Networks$154,928
Kirkpatrick, AllisonPhysics and AstronomyNasaHow Much Do Active Galactic Nuclei Host Galaxies Contribute to Cosmic Star Formation?$144,455
Tilden, ChristopherAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmtLimited-Scope, Interim Year Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment (TO 23016)$126,556
Unruh, KathrynLife Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteKansas-Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Developmental Research Project Program: Cortical-striatal Correlates of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder$113,595
Nelson, KennethKansas Geological SurveyKansas Department of RevenueOpen Records for Kansas Appraisers (OKRA)$113,500
Kindscher, KellyEnvironmental Studies Program / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchThe Land InstituteSilphium Ethnobotany and the Cultural Dynamics of New Crop Development$113,424
Sack, SaraLife Span InstituteFederal Communications CommissionKansas Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution--Assistive Technology for Kansans$109,480
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchAmerican Society For MicrobiologyAn Evaluation of the Education-Workforce Continuum for Microbiologists$80,501
Hale, RichardAerospace EngineeringWichita State UniversityKansas National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - Opportunities in NASA STEM FY 2020-2024$75,729
Sprague-Jones, JessicaAchievement & Assessment InstituteFamilies And Communities Rising, Inc.National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention$70,000
Tran, DaiCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of TransportationK-TRAN KU 23-16: Evaluation of Quality Control and Quality Assurance for Alternative Contracting Projects: Impementation Strategies and Key Lessons for KDOT$62,329
Kondyli, AlexandraCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of TransportationKTRAN KU 23-2: Understanding the Effects of Automated Truck Platoooning on Workforce in Kansas$55,000
Lequesne, RemyCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of TransportationK-Tran: KU 23-5: Legal Truck Load Ratings for Standard Reinforced Concrete Boxes and Rigid Frame Boxes for HL 93 Loading$44,049
Williams, SusanChemical & Petroleum EngineeringKansas Soybean CommissionExpanding Biodiesel Education and Utilization Through the Kansas Biodiesel Consortium$42,670
Liu, LinMechanical EngineeringWichita State UniversitySRI: Enhancing Sustainability and Resilience of Solid-State Battery Systems for Space Exploration via Precision Prognostics and Health Management$40,000
Look, KurtKansas Geological SurveyKansas Corporation CommissionKansas On-Line Automated Reporting (KOLAR) project FY 2023$40,000
Brook, JoannaSocial WelfareOK Department of Mental Health & Substance AbuseOklahoma Partnership Initiative, Phase 3: Program Evaluation FY23$38,500
Hall, AmberPsychologyKU Endowment AssociationDeveloping a Representative Cohort to study Midlife Risk Factors for Alzheimers Disease$36,594
Lindeman, DavidLife Span InstituteKansas Department For Aging And Disability ServiceActive Treatment Training Program-KNI$35,000
Kelly, KaraBiodiversity InstituteEnvironmental Solutions And Innovations Inc.Archaeological Curation Services (FY22-23), Northwestern Division, Kansas City District$33,155
Johnson, DavidHiguchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Maryland - BaltimoreProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Type D Phosphatase Inhibitors for Stimulant Use Disorders$26,775
Tamerler Behar, CandanEngineering Administration / Institute for Bioengineering ResearchUniversity of OsloMultispecies Biofilm for Investigate Non-antibiotic Therapies in Dentistry (MISFAITH)$25,100
Sathyamoorthi, ShyamMedicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteSyntheses and Biological Evaluation of Underexplored Antibiotics and Analogues$25,000
Ginsberg, RichardEducation Administration / Achievement & Assessment InstituteU.S.D. 231 - Gardner EdgertonEvaluation Audit of Gardner USD 231 Special Education Department$20,000
Sikes, BenjaminEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchWichita State UniversityDeveloping NASA partnerships for a Space Fungal Ecology Program$19,272
Murray, MichaelPhysics and AstronomyJefferson Science Associates LLCRadiation Hardness Tests of Glass Blocks and Software Development for Data Analysis and Simulations$16,590
Schoenen Jr, FrankHiguchi Biosciences CenterChildren's Mercy Hospitals & ClinicsCapitalizing on p53 Losses/Mutations in Osteosarcoma by Novel Compounds$12,719
Douglas, JustinMolecular Structures Group / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance LabUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteKansas-Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Core Facility Support$12,716
Kemp, PeggyLife Span InstituteAssociation of University Centers On DisabilitiesAct Early Ambassador 2022 - 2024$12,000
Rosa-Molinar, EduardoPharmacology & Toxicology / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteNeuroglial Tumor Synapse Revisited$10,000
Peterson, AndrewEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteKansas Department of Wildlife And ParksThe Bunker Resurvey Project: A Century of Environmental Change in Kansas$8,800
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment Institute

Kansas Department of Health & Environment

KSKidsMAP, Integrated Referral and Information System Expansion$5,623
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstitutePennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Dynamic Learning Maps: 2022-2027 Operational/Testing + Science Development + Additional Services$18,245,344
Wolfe, MichaelMedicinal ChemistryResearch RisingBig Data for Drug Discovery$3,000,000
Unckless, RobertMolecular BiosciencesResearch RisingGrowing KU's Interdisciplinary Strengths in Genomics$2,999,272
Colombo, JohnCollege of Liberal Arts & Sciences / Life Span InstituteResearch RisingAdvancing Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research at KU$2,969,753
Beck, DarinLaw Enforcement Training Center / CED Center for Public Safety LeadershipU.S. Department of JusticeRural Law Enforcement Training$2,000,000
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationUniversity of Kansas Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program$1,615,330
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationUniversity of Kansas Upward Bound Math and Science Program, Leavenworth and Turner$1,488,005
Burgin, AmyEnvironmental Studies Program / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthBridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program at the University of Kansas/Haskell Indian Nations University$1,233,748
Takeyama, AkikoWomen Gender & Sexuality Studies / Hall Center for the HumanitiesU.S. Department of EducationForeign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program: Global Asia$1,078,328
Takeyama, AkikoWomen Gender & Sexuality Studies / Hall Center for the HumanitiesU.S. Department of EducationNational Resource Center: Global Asia$1,053,688
Kim, TaejoonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesNational Science FoundationGrant Opportunity for Academic Liaison with Industry: Computer and Network Systems: Medium: Communication-Computation Co-design for Rural Connectivity and Intelligence under Nonuniformity: Modeling, Analysis, and Implementation$1,000,000
Schneider, BlairKansas Geological SurveyNational Science FoundationResearch Infrastructure Improvement Program: Bridging EPSCoR Communities: Mitigating COVID-19 Career Challenges with Research an Professional Development Training for Undergraduate Students and Mentors in Field-based Environmental Sciences$999,835
Gardner, SaraAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Children's Cabinet & Trust FundKansas Workforce Registry$775,000
Agusto, FolashadeEcology & Evolutionary BiologyNational Science FoundationResearch Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering: Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models: Project Inclusion of challenges from Social Isolation Governed by Human behavior through Transformative research in epidemiological modeling$711,148
Mechem, DavidGeography & Atmospheric ScienceU.S. Department of EnergyUsing Atmospheric System Research Observations and Large-eddy Simulation to Constrain Cloud Processing of Cloud Condensation Nuclei in Boundary-layer Clouds Over the Eastern North Atlantic$618,448
Shogren, KarrieLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesKansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities: 2022-2027$577,735
Schneider, BlairKansas Geological SurveyNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers Partnership: Empowering Scientists to Transform Workplace Climate Through the ADVANCEGeo Community-based Intervention Program$482,617
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteOak Foundation USAValidate the Equity/Multi-tiered Systems of Support Tools to Assess and Monitor Progress for Educators, Schools and Districts$450,000
Peterson, AndrewEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Digitization and Enrichment of U.S. Herbarium Data from Tropical Africa to Enable Urgent Quantitative Conservation Assessments$425,065
Bloom, StevenMedicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthNew Catalytic Strategies to Make Non-proteinogenic Peptides$382,500
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchNational Institutes of HealthScience of Science Policy Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise: Examining the Career Barriers Confronting African American or Black Biomedical Scientists$277,523
Walker, JamesGeologyNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research | Facility: Next Generation Interoperable Data Infrastructure for Geoscience Sample Data: Interdisciplinary Earth Daya Alliance Reinvented$265,042
Hardy, SaralynSpencer Museum of ArtInstitute of Museum & Library ServicesDatabase and Application Development for Access, Education, and Research$250,000
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Institute for Sustainabile EngineeringNational Science FoundationThe Kansas University Refrigerant Ionic Liquid Separation (KU-RISE)$249,551
Butler Jr, JamesKansas Geological SurveyKansas Water OfficeKansas River Alluvial Aquifer Observation Well Network Maintenance and Modeling$240,000
Stearns, LeighGeology / Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated SystemsNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Machine-enabled Modeling of Terminus Ablation for Greenland's Outlet Glaciers$238,655
Potter, NicoleKansas Geological SurveyU.S. Geological SurveyPreserving Kansas Geologic Data, Documents, Samples, and Aerial Photographs; and Surveying Drill Hole/Core Holdings Relating to Critical Mineral Resources$185,619
Fry, AndrewHealth Sport & Exercise Science / Achievement & Assessment InstituteHewlett-Packard CompanyStress Responses During Collegiate eSports Competition: A Psycho-Physiological Examination$127,978
Barton, JaredSocial WelfareConnecticut Department of Children & FamiliesAnnual Subscription to Results Oriented Management Reports (Connecticut FY 2023)$101,315
Subramaniam, BalaChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisOrigin MaterialsOrigin 3.4: Analytical Support Services for Origin Materials$82,142
Darwin, DavidCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of TransportationK-Transportation Research and New Developments Program KU 23-3: Evaluation of Multi-layer Polymer Concrete Overlays$77,662
Blunt, ShannonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesLockheed MartinDual-function Radar/Communications Waveforms and Multi-GHz Bandwidth Array Calibration$74,999
Marshall, CraigGeologySouthwest Research InstituteMicrohabitable Environments in Ice$74,977
Schrock, StevenCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering / Transportation CenterKansas Department of TransportationEvaluation of Rural Roundabouts$62,500
Atkinson, SimonOffice of ResearchKansas Department of Commerce & HousingH2Hub Hydrogen Hub$50,000
Johnson, MichaelChemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteSub-cellular Neurotransmitter Population Dynamics in Chemobrain$35,000
McCormick, PatrickElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesDefense Engineering CorporationMulti-Function Emission Characterization with Radio Frequency Digital Arrays in the Presence of Modeling Errors$35,000
Slusky, JoannaMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterK-INBRE Institutional FundsExploring Uncharted Regions of Protein Space in the Design of De Novo Barrels$25,000
Unckless, RobertMolecular BiosciencesK-Inbre Institutional FundsSingle-nucleus RNA Sequencing to Uncover Sperm Developmental Alterations During Spermatogenesis Due to Genetic Conflict in Drosophila$25,000
Scurto, AaronChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Institute for Sustainabile EngineeringW. L. Gore Associates Inc.Measurement of Polymer Solubility in Supercritical Fluids$20,930
Hageman, MichaelPharmaceutical ChemistryUniversity of New MexicoSpray Drying Od Essential Oil-base Larvicides$19,500
Lundquist, ErikOffice of Research / Molecular BiosciencesKU Medical Center Research InstituteService Contract for the Illumina NextSeq550 and MiSeq Sequencing Systems in the KU Genome Sequencing Core$15,300
Bartlow, NoelGeologyNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Near-Trench Community Geodetic Experiment$15,288
Gumbel, RobertaMusicNational Endowment For The ArtsTo Support a Workshop Production of Never Quite by Composer Susan Kander and Librettist Roberta Gumbel$10,000
Siahaan, TerunaPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteThe Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine$7,238
Kaplinger, BrianAerospace EngineeringKSF Space FoundationJupiter I Rocket Development Project$7,000
Von Esenwein, SilkeAchievement & Assessment InstituteEmory UniversityEmory Home Visiting Program$6,732
Cai, HuiArchitecture & DesignPerkinswillDesign of the Rush University Medical Tower and the Impact on the Perception of Provision Care$4,600
Shellhorn, JeremyDesignUniversity of MontanaDesigning and Testing Leave No Trace Signage Using Research-based Visual Communication and Outdoor Recreation Messaging Principles$2,994
Hanson Abromeit, DeannaMusicFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityFeasibility of the Musical Contour Regulation Facilitation Intervention to Support Emotion Regulation in At-Risk Preschoolers: A Clinical Pilot Study$2,951
Amlung, MichaelApplied Behavioral ScienceSociety for the Advancement of Behavior AnalysisExamining the Effect of Cannabis-Related Cues on Demand for Cannabis in Everyday Drug-Use Contexts$2,500
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Sturm, BelindaOffice of Research / Kansas NSF EPSCoRNational Science FoundationRII Track-1: Adaptive and Resilient Infrastructures Driven by Social Equity (ARISE)$23,097,733
Lane, KathleenOffice of Research / Life Span InstituteU.S. Department of EducationProject ENGAGE: Enhancing Student Engagement to Facilitate Learning and Well-Being$3,000,000
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteMaryland State Department of EducationMaryland DLM: 2022-2023 Operational/Testing (ELA, Math, Sci) + Additional Services$2,328,436
Caricato, MarcoChemistryNational Science FoundationPeriodic Coupled Cluster Methods for Optical Activity in Chiral Crystals$456,483
Noonan, PatriciaCenter for Research on Learning / Life Span InstituteMissouri Department of Elementary & Secondary EducationFY2023: Missouri Post-Secondary Success Project/ Social-Emotional Learning for All$298,422
Huerter, AaronInternational Short ProgramsInstitute of International Education2022 Eight-Week Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Pre-Academic Training Program$296,811
Subramaniam, BalaChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisOrigin MaterialsNon-MC Screening and Kinetic Studies$186,567
Mease, KristinaBusiness / Small Business Development CenterFort Hays State UniversityUniversity of Kansas Small Business Development Center 2022$167,328
Gudino, OmarApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteGuadalupe CentersResearch and Clinical Services for Underserved Kids in Kansas City$147,846
Barati Ghahfarokhi, RezaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringSamuel Gary Jr. & Associates Inc.Stewart Field: Simulation and History Matching of Waterflooding and CO2 Injection$136,563
Baker, DebraKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas Water OfficeShoreline Lacustrine Wetlands in Large Kansas Reservoirs: Status, Trends and Limiting Factors$122,858
Williams, SusanChemical & Petroleum EngineeringAssociation of American UniversitiesRe-envisioning Evaluation of Effective Teaching Using Multidimensional Processes$100,000
Roundy, JoshuaCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringU.S. Department of Interior Bureau of ReclamationIncorporating Climate Uncertainty into Water Allocations in Kansas $97,822
Azuma, YoshiakiMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of MinnesotaA High-Throughput Screen for Inhibitors of Plk1-Interacting Checkpoint Helicase (PICH)$91,180
Dean, BartholomewAnthropology / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchKU Medical Center Research InstituteGenetic and Environmental Causes of Diabetes Mellitus 2.0 in Amazonian Populations of Peru$66,000
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Summer Scholars Year 9$60,600
Neufeld, KristiMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteRoles for Adenomatous Polyposis Coli in Colon Injury Prevention and Wound Healing$56,510
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Undergraduate Research Office$53,025
Harris, TheodoreKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchCity of LawrenceWater Quality Monitoring in Clinton Lake, Kansas to Optimize Drinking Water Intake Depth$45,672
Wang, JingxinMedicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteInhibition of SARS-CoV-2 by RNA-Binding Molecules$38,250
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Star Trainees Year 9$31,815
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Campus Coordinator 2022-2023$15,150
Swinburne Romine, RebeccaLife Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteiAmHealthy Parents First$14,832
Cushing, ChristopherApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteChildren's Mercy Hospitals & ClinicsFeasibility, Acceptability and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Targeted Mobile App for Youth Preparing for Bariatric Surgery$13,285
Alian, MohammadElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd.Near-Memory Acceleration of Layer-5 Network Protocols$10,000
Schneider, BlairKansas Geological SurveyKansas State Historical Society2022 Grinter Place State Historic Site Geophysical Survey$3,858
Moyle, RobertEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteAmerican Ornithological SocietyBirds as Islands: Using an Avian Contact Zone to Investigate Their Parasite Population Structure$2,500
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Sturm, BelindaOffice of Research / Kansas NSF EPSCoRNational Science FoundationRII Track-1: Adaptive and Resilient Infrastructures Driven by Social Equity (ARISE)$23,097,733
Lane, KathleenOffice of Research / Life Span InstituteU.S. Department of EducationProject ENGAGE: Enhancing Student Engagement to Facilitate Learning and Well-Being$3,000,000
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteMaryland State Department of EducationMaryland DLM: 2022-2023 Operational/Testing (ELA, Math, Sci) + Additional Services$2,328,436
Caricato, MarcoChemistryNational Science FoundationPeriodic Coupled Cluster Methods for Optical Activity in Chiral Crystals$456,483
Noonan, PatriciaCenter for Research on Learning / Life Span InstituteMissouri Department of Elementary & Secondary EducationFY2023: Missouri Post-Secondary Success Project/ Social-Emotional Learning for All$298,422
Huerter, AaronInternational Short ProgramsInstitute of International Education2022 Eight-Week Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Pre-Academic Training Program$296,811
Subramaniam, BalaChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisOrigin MaterialsNon-MC Screening and Kinetic Studies$186,567
Mease, KristinaBusiness / Small Business Development CenterFort Hays State UniversityUniversity of Kansas Small Business Development Center 2022$167,328
Gudino, OmarApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteGuadalupe CentersResearch and Clinical Services for Underserved Kids in Kansas City$147,846
Barati Ghahfarokhi, RezaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringSamuel Gary Jr. & Associates Inc.Stewart Field: Simulation and History Matching of Waterflooding and CO2 Injection$136,563
Baker, DebraKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas Water OfficeShoreline Lacustrine Wetlands in Large Kansas Reservoirs: Status, Trends and Limiting Factors$122,858
Williams, SusanChemical & Petroleum EngineeringAssociation of American UniversitiesRe-envisioning Evaluation of Effective Teaching Using Multidimensional Processes$100,000
Roundy, JoshuaCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringU.S. Department of Interior Bureau of ReclamationIncorporating Climate Uncertainty into Water Allocations in Kansas $97,822
Azuma, YoshiakiMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of MinnesotaA High-Throughput Screen for Inhibitors of Plk1-Interacting Checkpoint Helicase (PICH)$91,180
Dean, BartholomewAnthropology / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchKU Medical Center Research InstituteGenetic and Environmental Causes of Diabetes Mellitus 2.0 in Amazonian Populations of Peru$66,000
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Summer Scholars Year 9$60,600
Neufeld, KristiMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteRoles for Adenomatous Polyposis Coli in Colon Injury Prevention and Wound Healing$56,510
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Undergraduate Research Office$53,025
Harris, TheodoreKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchCity of LawrenceWater Quality Monitoring in Clinton Lake, Kansas to Optimize Drinking Water Intake Depth$45,672
Wang, JingxinMedicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteInhibition of SARS-CoV-2 by RNA-Binding Molecules$38,250
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Star Trainees Year 9$31,815
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Campus Coordinator 2022-2023$15,150
Swinburne Romine, RebeccaLife Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteiAmHealthy Parents First$14,832
Cushing, ChristopherApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteChildren's Mercy Hospitals & ClinicsFeasibility, Acceptability and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Targeted Mobile App for Youth Preparing for Bariatric Surgery$13,285
Alian, MohammadElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd.Near-Memory Acceleration of Layer-5 Network Protocols$10,000
Schneider, BlairKansas Geological SurveyKansas State Historical Society2022 Grinter Place State Historic Site Geophysical Survey$3,858
Moyle, RobertEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteAmerican Ornithological SocietyBirds as Islands: Using an Avian Contact Zone to Investigate Their Parasite Population Structure$2,500
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Bennett, CarolineCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringU.S. Army Corp of EngineersImproving the Performance of Concrete Dam Infrastructure Through Use of Fiber-reinforced Polymers$7,740,921
Zipper, SamuelKansas Geological SurveyU.S. Department of AgricultureIrrigation at the New 100th Meridian: Adaptation to Manage Climate Risks and Preserve Water Resources in the Eastern Kansas River Basin$750,000
Jackson, TimothyChemistryNational Science FoundationProperties and Activation Mechanisms of Mn-hydroperoxo and Mn-alkylperoxo Complexes$437,828
Cox, OwenAchievement & Assessment InstMichigan Department of Labor Economic OpportunityAn Analysis of Michigan's Deployment of TANF Dollars and Barriers to Access of Benefits$378,767
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchChan Zuckerberg InitiativeEvaluation of the Science Diversity Leadership Program$310,000
Nguyen, TrungChemical & Petroleum EngineeringLargo Clean Energy CorpElectrolyte Densification for Shipping (EDS) Process$225,000
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Institute for Sustainable EngineeringThe Chemours CompanyPersistent Bioaccumulative Toxic (PBT) Chemical Separation and Destruction to Enable Recovery of Useful Materials for Value Added Applications: KU-Chemours$218,037
Mantzavinos, DionyssiosMathematicsNational Science FoundationNonlinear Wave Models in Domains with a Boundary$168,087
Sereno, JoanLinguisticsNational Science FoundationNSF Intergovernmental Personnel Act for Joan Sereno$157,706
Macdonald, StuartMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Bioinformatics Core Facility 2022-2023$152,850
Volkin, DavidPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterStanford UniversityCreating High-resolution, Epitope-focused Vaccines$147,565
Shogren, KarrieLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesExpanding the Public Health Workforce in Kansas$113,670
Han, JieCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringMixOnSite USA Inc.Experimental Study of Lightweight Cellular Concrete Fill for MSE Walls and Buried Pipes$90,000
Sack, SaraLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesATPH-Expanding the Public Health Workforce within the Disability Network: AT St. Grants$80,000
Lovell, ScottHiguchi Biosciences CenterLouisiana State UniversitySmall Molecules for Perturbing Iron Homeostasis in Bacterial Biofilms$68,850
Brockman, JenniferSexual Assault Prevention & Education CenterKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentEvaluation of Programs at KU Sexual Assault Prevention & Education Center$42,163
Stinson, PhilipClassics / Hall Center for the HumanitiesHarvard UniversitySalary Support for Completion of the Final Publication on the Excavations of the Julio-Claudian Sebasteion of Aphrodisias, Caria$40,000
Cai, HuiArchitecture & DesignFoundation for Healthcare Environments ResearchEmergency Department (ED) Design for Pandemic Conditions: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic$30,000
Koon, LyndsieLife Span InstituteResearch GOEffects of Functional Fitness for Adults with Mobility-related Disability: A Pilot Study$30,000
Kwon, GibumMechanical EngineeringResearch GOAll-in-one Electrode Assembly for Single-step Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 and in Situ Collection of the Produced Alcohols$30,000
Tapia Takaki, Jesus DanielPhysics & AstronomyResearch GO958: Quantum-aware On-board Devices for Multiple Applications in Fundamental and Applied Research$30,000
Irvin, DwightLife Span InstituteResearch GOUsing Data to Build the Capacity of Teachers to Support Preschool Children Not Making Progress in Learning Literacy$29,965
Colaco Morais, AnaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringResearch GOMechanist Understanding of Direct Hydrodeoxygenation of Carbohydrates into High Carbon Alkanes Toward Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production$29,943
Harvey, SusanHealth, Sport & Exercise ScienceResearch GOAn Evaluation of the Purposeful Plates of Food Waste Reduction and Food Recovery Program$29,929
Sikes, BenjaminEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchResearch GOErnst 37083X: Space Stress Resistance of Microbial Communities$29,793
Hashemi, MortezaElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesResearch GORetention 43154X: Development of X-Planet: An Experimental Testbed for Advanced 5G and 6G Wireless Research at KU$29,426
Zhao, HuiPhysics & AstronomyResearch GORetention 43154X: Electron Transfer in Artificial Mixed-Dimensional Heterostructures$27,185
Tell, DavidCommunication StudiesResearch GOFund Code 958: The Emmett Till Memory Project$26,503
Grasley-Boy, NicoletteLife Span InstituteResearch GO958: Development of the Caregiver Report of Early Language Interactions (CRELI) Measurement Tool$25,917
Kirkpatrick, AllisonPhysics & AstronomyResearch GORetention - 43154X: Observing Supermassive Black Holes with the James Webb Space Telescope$25,148
Chao, HaiyangAerospace EngineeringResearch GOFund Code 958: Fire Fuel Load Estimation Using Multiscale Satellite and UAS Data Fusion$25,000
Poggio, JohnEducational PsychologyKU Endowment AssociationKU Retirees Survey$25,000
Unckless, RobertMolecular BiosciencesResearch GOHidden Avenues of Natural Selection in Drosophila Melanogaster: Selection on Sperm$15,105
Bankart, CharlesInternational AffairsInstitute of International EducationIIE American Passport Project$4,125
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Brewer II, JosephIndigenous Studies / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchAlfred P Sloan FoundationSloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership$500,000
Cartwright, PaulynEcology & Evolutionary BiologyNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Phylogeny of Cnidaria - Convergent Evolution of Eyes, Gene Expression, and Cell Types$494,890
McKenna, ThomasKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchPerennial Agriculture Project, LlcInteraction of the Perennial Grain Kernza and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Effects of Selection Pressure and Impacts on Soil Health$305,343
Swinburne Romine, RussellAchievement & Assessment InstituteUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonItem Development for New Forms of Alternate ACCESS for ELLs (Alt ACCESS Advancing ALTELLA: Alternate Assessment Redesign$264,487
Scurto, AaronChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Institute for Sustainable EngineeringThe Chemours CompanyPhysical Properties and Phase Equilibria of Refrigerant Blends and Co-Blowing Agents in Lubricants, Polystyrene and Polyols: KU-Chemours Part IV$254,422
Miedlar, AgnieszkaMathematicsNational Science FoundationCAREER: Acceleration Methods, Iterative Solvers and Heterogeneous Architectures: The New Landscape of Large-Scale Scientific Simulations$237,272
Darwin, DavidCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of TransportationConstruction of Low-Cracking High-Performance Bridge Decks Incorporating New Technology$180,000
McLean, NoahGeologyNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Catalytic Track: Improving Accuracy and Efficiency of Multicollector Mass Spectrometry$128,642
Sun, HongyangElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Institute for Information SciencesVanderbilt UniversityCollaborative Research: SHF: Small: Learning Fault Tolerance at Scale$124,999
Walker, DaleLife Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteProject Eagle: Early Head Start$96,046
Shogren, KarrieLife Span InstituteUniversity of California - Los AngelesAutism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P)$80,000
Look, KurtKansas Geological SurveyKansas Corporation CommissionKansas Online Automated Reporting (KOLAR) Project FY 2022$40,000
Schultz, JerryLife Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteHealthy Communities$37,786
Jarmolowicz, DavidApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteChemobrain: Agent Specific Effects on Hippocampal and Striatal Function$34,916
Kastens, JudeKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchTerrametrics Agriculture Inc.U.S. County Level Corn & Soybean Yield Modeling and Brazil & Argentina Soybean Yield Model Development & Implementation$34,000
Delisle, JenniferKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas Department of Wildlife and Parks5-year Review of Species of Greatest Conservation Need$30,478
Desaire, HeatherChemistryDuke UniversityNovel Immunogens to Elicit Broadly Cross-reactive Antibodies that Target the Hemagglutinin Head Trimer Interface.$30,300
Greenhoot, AndreaCenter for Teaching ExcellenceHoward Hughes Medical Institute2021 IE3LC: Dr. Andrea Greenhoot$30,000
Seybold, ErinKansas Geological SurveyKansas Water Resources InstituteSpatial Variability and Subsurface Controls of Groundwater Recharge and Nutrient Mobilization in Dry Streams$20,000
Layzell, AnthonyKansas Geological SurveyKansas Water Resources InstituteSimulating the Effects of Reservoir Management Strategies on In-stream Sediment Load, Streambank Stability, and Water Quality - 2022$10,192
O'Rourke, DennisAnthropologyKU Center for GenomicsGenomic Assessment of Inuit Prehistory and Adaptation$9,000
Wagner, MargaretEcology & Evolutionary BiologyKU Center for GenomicsMining Bacterial Genomes for Genetic Factors Involved in Microbial Drought Adaptation and Microbially-mediated Drought Tolerance in Plants$9,000
Devlin, JohnGeologyEnbridge Energy, Limited PartnershipTransverse Profiling of the Lakebed Seepage Velocities Across Southern Half of Unnamed Lake, near Bemidji, MN: 2022$6,060
Vu, HongJournalismWichita State UniversityCreating Educational Technologies to Assist Refugee Learners: Project Education for All$5,000
Mollet, AmandaEducational Leadership & Policy Studies / Achievement & Assessment InstituteAmerican College Personnel Association2022-2024 ACPA Emerging Scholar$3,000
Tremblay, AnnieLinguisticsLanguage Learning: Journal of Research in Applied LinguisticsTesting the Transfer of Online /i/-/i/ Training Effect to Korean L2 Learners of English$2,000
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Zhao, LiqinPharmacology & Toxicology / Life Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthReshaping ApoE4 and Alzheimer's Brains with ApoE2$2,931,935
Du, HengPharmacology & Toxicology / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthmtDNA Leakage and STING-dependent Microglial Innate Immune Response in Alzheimer's Ddisease$2,374,430
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteOklahoma State Department of EducationOklahoma State Department of Education$1,649,729
Hasiuk, FranciszekKansas Geological SurveyUniversity of IowaRII Track-2 FEC: Critical Resource Availability for the Future of the Renewable Energy Industry: Critical Minerals and Ground Water Resources in Iowa and Kansas$827,539
Subramaniam, BalaChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisKansas Board of RegentsKansas Board of Regents EPSCoR Grant Program (2021 - 2025)$725,000
Tanis, EmilyLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesState of the States in Developmental Disabilities: Ongoing Data Collection and Information Dissemination$635,293
Zipper, SamuelKansas Geological SurveyVirginia TechDISES: Toward Resilient and Adaptive Community-driven Management of Groundwater-dependent Agricultural Systems$590,042
McDaniel, JenaLife Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthIncreasing Word Learning Efficiency in Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing through Retrieval Practice$551,148
Bardas, AlexandruElectrical Engineering & Computer ScienceNational Science FoundationCAREER | SATC: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: Automation and Metrics in Security Operation Centers$524,322
Davis, BrandonSchool of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchNational Science FoundationCAREER | We Dare Defend Our Rights: The Political Use of Law in the Enforcement of Voting Rights$483,302
Soper, StevenChemistryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillNanopore Methods for Determining Capsid Viability$470,546
Peelaers, HartwinPhysics & AstronomyNational Science FoundationREU SITE: University of Kansas Physics and Astronomy Research Experiences for Undergraduates$398,029
Wagner, MargaretEcology & Evolutionary BiologyNorth Carolina State UniversityDissecting Molecular Plant-microbiome Interactions for Improved Drought Tolerance in Maize$388,634
Picking, WendyPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Maryland - BaltimoreAdjuvant Development of the TLR4 Ligand BECC438$336,857
Graham, MaryemmaEnglishNational Endowment for the HumanitiesBuilding Literacy and Curating (Critical Cultural) Knowledge in Black Humanities: BLACK DH$325,000
Gillam, RebeccaAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Health FoundationGrant Writing Assistance to Kansas Non-profit Organizations 2022 - 2024$298,393
Bennett, CarolineCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringFederal Highway AdministrationImproved Detailing in Steel Bridges to Prevent Constraint-induced Fracture$265,166
Nelson, KennethKansas Geological SurveyKansas Department of TransportationData Access and Support Center (DASC) GIS Mapping Integration$253,022
Wu, JudyPhysics & AstronomyZenoLeap LLCUncooled Quantum Infrared Focal Plane Arrays$250,000
Naemi Jimenez, PegahSocial WelfareMissouri Childrens Trust FundSafe Sleep Grant Program Evaluation for the Missouri Childrens Trust$248,528
Colombo, JohnCollege of Liberal Arts & Sciences / Life Span InstituteSouth Australian Health Medical Research InstituteThe Effects of Feeding In-term Infants with an Improved Infant Formula on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes (IMAGINE)$230,550
Tamerler Behar, CandanMechanical EngineeringArcher Daniels MidlandADM-KU Research Initiative on Enzyme Immobilization$218,809
Holmes, CherylSocial WelfarePatient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteHealth, Food, and Family: Rural Systems and COVID-19 Decision Making$200,000
Hoque, TamzidulElectrical Engineering & Comp Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology CenterNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research | Peek Inside the Box: Gamified Learning of Computing Hardware Fundamentals$200,000
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteIdaho State Department of EducationSECTR: Idaho Lives Project (ID-AWARE)$161,503
Berkland, CoryPharmaceutical ChemistryUniversity of Missouri - ColumbiaMidwest Biomedical Accelerator Cconsortium: MBArC$153,000
Collins, WilliamCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringModjeski MastersAssessment of Ultra-gigh Toughness Steel for Highway Bridges$129,896
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteOklahoma State Department of EducationOklahoma AWARE South$124,689
Soper, StevenChemistryBioFluidicaDevelop POCT COVID-19 Instrument$116,178
Tilvawala, RonakMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of California - San DiegoEngineering Native E. coli to Detect, Report, and Treat Colorectal Cancer - 1 U01 CA265719-01$111,275
Geana, MugurJournalismUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Research InstituteLocalized Health Approach to Boosting COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Literacy, Access, and Uptake among Women with Criminal Legal System Involvement in Three Cities$110,873
Layzell, AnthonyKansas Geological SurveyKansas Water OfficeStreambank Evaluation of the Cottonwood and Neosho Rivers above John Redmond Reservoir$100,000
Daley, DorothySchool of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonClimate Change and Health Equity: Examining the Intersection of Climate Change Risks and Health Equity$99,539
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentMAVIS Project KCC Perinatal Behavioral Health Activities$99,482
Bigelow, KathrynLife Span InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentMIECHV Continuous Quality Improvement FY22$92,159
Sprague-Jones, JessicaAchievement & Assessment InstFamilies & Communities Rising Inc.National Center for Community-based Child Abuse Prevention$85,000
Bean, AlicePhysics & AstronomyUniversity of Nebraska - LincolnU.S. CMS Operations at the Large Hadron Collider$84,850
Sutley, ElainaCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringFlorida International UniversityHurricane Loss Reduction$63,394
Ginther, DonnaEconomicsThe Reach Healthcare FoundationThe Costs to Kansans of Failure to Expand Medicaid$55,000
Schrock, StevenCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of TransportationEffectiveness of Automated Pavement Restriping Systems: Phase I$50,000
Xu, LiangMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstitutePrecision Cancer Medicine Targeting the RNA-binding Protein Musashi$50,000
Hardesty, JoLegal Services for StudentsInternal Revenue ServiceVITA Grant Project$47,680
Forrest, MarcusPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Missouri - ColumbiaImmunAdvisor: High-throughput T Cell Receptor Discovery for Affordable Commercial Personalized Cancer Therapies$46,323
Bumble, JenniferLife Span InstituteUniversity of California - Los AngelesMapping My Health: A Community Mapping Intervention to Enhance the Self-Determination and Physical Health and Well-Being of Autistic Adolescents$42,347
Kastens, JudeKansas Biological SurveyKansas Water OfficeFlood Mapping Tool Development: Real-time Flood Mapping for Kansas Part 3$40,000
Blunt, ShannonElectrical Engineering & Comp Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology CenterIerus Technologies Inc.SBIR Phase I: Optimized Waveforms for X-band Missile-defense Radars$40,000
Von Esenwein, SilkeAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentKDHE Master Agreement: Ripple Effects Mapping Task Order 22032$39,682
Nguyen, CambreyPharmacy PracticePharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America FoundationProviding Accessible Written Medication Information for Patients Using Assistive Technology$37,500
Murray, MichaelPhysics & AstronomyJefferson Science Associates LLCServices of EIC Fellowship Winner, Alexander "Sasha" Bylinkin during the Period 2/1/22 - 5/31/22$36,000
Jarmolowicz, DavidApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Kansas Cancer CenterChemobrain: Agent-specific Effects on Hippocampal and Striatal Function$34,916
Adair, MaryBiodiversity InstituteU.S. Department of Interior-Bureau ReclamationLong-term Property Curation with the University of Kansas$33,386
Sack, SaraLife Span InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentTiny K: Infant Toddler Assistive Technology Services$29,584
Elliott, LindsayInstitute for Policy & Social ResearchKU Medical Center Research InstituteTeachers and Students for Community-oriented Research and Education: Linking Industry Partners, Faculty, and Teachers (TSCORE LIFT)$28,767
Dhar, PrajnaparamitaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringImmunovant Inc.Surfactant Studies for Immunovant Formulations$26,678
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteArmy Educational Outreach ProgramArmy Educational Outreach Program (UNITE)$25,200
Rong, PanyingSpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationA Novel Multimodal Framework for Automated Objective Evaluation of Speech Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis$25,000
Seven, YagmurLife Span InstituteAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationDevelopment and Initial Validation of the Family Need Assessment Survey$25,000
Bergman, PatriciaEconomic Development / Office of ResearchKU Medical Center Research InstituteThe Sustainable Heartland Accelerator Regional Partnership (SHARP) Hub$22,000
Li, XiaoliChemical & Petroleum EngineeringUniversity of North DakotaSaturation Pressure and Swelling Factor for Oil/Ethane and Oil/Propane Systems$20,499
Bagwell-Gray, MeredithSocial WelfareKU Racial Equity FundPromoting Cervical Health for Latina Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Community Engagement Project to Culturally Adapt a Trauma-Informed Approach$20,000
Barati Ghahfarokhi, RezaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringKansas Water Resources InstituteExperimental and Modeling Investigation of Fluid-fluid and Rock-fluid Compatibility between Arbuckle and Lansing Kansas City Formations with the Purpose of Produced Water-Exchange Between the Two Form$20,000
Ukpokodu, PeterAfrican & African American StudiesKU Racial Equity FundThe Search for Anno Domini MMXXI-I-VI$20,000
Husic, AdminCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Water Resources InstituteBenthic Cyanobacterial Mats: A Potential Source of Harmful and Nuisance Compounds to Kansas Streams$20,000
Dhar, PrajnaparamitaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringKU Racial Equity FundPromoting Retention for Underrepresented Engineering Graduate Students through Inclusive Teaching and Research Lab Practices$19,997
Christensen, KaraPsychology / Life Span InstituteAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (Aasm Foundation)SLEEP-E: Sleep Education for Eating Disorder Treatment Providers$19,900
Rudnick, GregoryPhysics & AstronomySpace Telescope Science InstituteToward a Spatially-resolved Kennicutt-Schmidt Law in High-redshift Cluster Galaxies: The Interplay between Molecular Gas, Star Formation, and Stellar Mass with ALMA and HST$19,339
Van de Riet, AmyArchitecture & DesignKU Racial Equity FundDocumenting the Work of Kansas Architect Charles McAfee$18,387
Soberon, JorgeEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteKU Racial Equity FundA Multicultural Perspective to a Museum Exhibit: The Panorama at the Kansas Museum of Natural History$17,502
Chen, Yi ChunJournalismKU Medical Center Research InstituteRADx-UP: Improving the Response of Local Urban and Rural Communities to Disparities in COVID-19 Testing$16,730
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Volkin, DavidPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterBill & Melinda Gates FoundationAnalytical Characterization and Formulation Development of Vaccine Candidates Targeted for Low- and Middle- income Countries (LMICs)$9,476,879
Soper, StevenChemistryNational Institutes of HealthBiotechnology Resource Center for BioModular Multi-scale Systems (CBM2) for Precision Medicine$5,933,432
Karvonen, MeaganKarvonen, MeaganState of New Jersey Department of EducationNew Jersey DLM: 21-22 Operational/Testing (ELA, Math, Science) + Translation + Additional Services$2,093,014
Cope, DaleAchievement & Assessment InstituteArctic Slope Community Foundation Inc.Writing and Revising Interventions to Excel: Using Learning Maps and Interventions to Improve Written Communication (WRITE) for Alaska Native CTE Students$1,222,242
Thompson, JomellaApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteCenters for Disease Control & PreventionEvaluation of a Comprehensive Approach to Address Youth Violence through the Kansas City Youth Violence Prevention Center$1,199,995
Keshmiri, ShawnAerospace Engineering / Center for Remote Sensing of Ice SheetsKansas State UniversityLearning, Exploration, and Application for Prospective Engineering Students (LEAPES)$951,804
Michaelis, EliasHiguchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteKU ADRC Biomarker Core$947,600
Laird, BrianChemistryNational Science FoundationMRI: Acquisition of a High-performance Computing Cluster for Science and Engineering Research at the University of Kansas$687,060
Schrock, StevenCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering / Transportation CenterKansas Department of Transportation2022 Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)$600,000
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Institute for Sustainable EngineeringBooz, Allen, Hamilton Inc.Design of an Ammonia + Ionic Liquid Development Test Rig$440,530
Sturm, BelindaOffice of Research / Civil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas State UniversityIntegrated Anaerobic Membrance Bioreactor (AnMBR): Electro-assisted Fermentation Platform for Total Resource Recovery from Diverse Wastewaters$314,097
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment InstituteIllinois State Board of Education2022: Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS)$253,975
Xu, LiangMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of FloridaIntegrative Functional Profiling of Tumor-derived Extracellular Vesicles$226,332
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment InstituteWisconsin Department of Children & Families2022: Wisconsin Family Foundations Home Visiting Shared Measurements System$207,770
Subramaniam, BalaChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisOrigin MaterialsGeneral Purpose Oxidation Program for FDCA and TPA$164,991
Hui, RongqingElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology CenterCiena CorporationCoherent Few-line Sources for Optical Super-channel Generation$153,763
Martin, SusanAchievement & Assessment InstituteAriadne SoftwareAgreement with Ariadne Software for KU Research Engineer$153,221
Xu, LiangMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of Missouri, ColumbiaImprove Cancer Immunotherapy by Targeting RNA-binding Protein HuR$153,000
Vieglais, DavidBiodiversity InstituteColumbia UniversityCollaborative Research | Frameworks: Internet of Samples: Toward an Interdisciplinary Cyberinfrastructure for Material Samples$144,738
Miller, RichardKansas Geological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchNorcal Geophysical Consultants Inc.High-resolution Seismic Reflection to Map Bedrock, Faulting, and Lithologic Contacts in the Upper 1 km in White Pine County, Nevada$132,427
Schnitz, AlanaLife Span InstituteThe Family ConservancyStart Young$125,486
Garstka, TeriAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentMIECHV Coordinated State Evaluation FY21 MA 48567 UKCR$122,477
Huang, ChengAerospace EngineeringUniversity of MichiganMulti-fidelity Modeling of Rocket Combustor Dynamics$115,000
Bennett, CarolineCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringFederal Highway AdministrationInnovative Practices to Educate Bridge Engineering Practitioners$112,413
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment InstituteSedgwick County Health DepartmentSedgwick County Home Visiting DAISEY$104,001
Subramaniam, BalaChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisOrigin MaterialsDevelopment of Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis-purification for FDCA$102,471
Beck, DarinKansas Law Enforcement Training CenterU.S. Department of JusticeKansas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (KLEAP)$100,000
Stearns, LeighGeologyU.S. Army Corp of EngineersAutomated Iceberg Identification Using Machine Learning Imaging Techniques$99,973
Allgeier, AlanChemical & Petroleum EngineeringWichita State UniversityKSC Exploration Systems and Development | Moon to Mars: Gas Separation Processes for High Purity Methane Production$99,882
Gillam, RebeccaAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Health FoundationGrant Writing Assistance to Kansas Non-profit Organizations 2022-2024$98,272
Wilson, BlakeKansas Geological SurveySouthwest Kansas Groundwater Management, District #3Update of the GMD #3 Groundwater Flow Model$80,000
Gillam, RebeccaAchievement & Assessment InstituteKickapoo TribeGrants to Tribes, Tribal Organizations and Migrant Programs for Community-based Child Abuse Prevention Programs$79,436
Yi, RichardPsychology / Life Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteFrontiers: University of Kansas Clinical & Translational Science Institute (Postdoctoral Trainee Aaron Smith)$74,401
Darabi Konartakhteh, MasoudCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringTexas A&M University at QatarInnovative Techniques for Stabilization of Qatari Soils Using Organic and Geopolymers$68,028
Schrock, StevenCivil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering / Transportation CenterKansas State University Sponsored Programs AccountingTraffic Assistance Services for Kansas (TASK) Program (FY 2022-2023)$66,000
Olcott Marshall, AlisonGeologyCornell UniversityOceans Across Space and Time$65,899
Ginsberg, RichardEducation / Achievement & Assessment InstituteUSD 500, Kansas City $65,000
Subramanian, JaichandarPharmacology & ToxicologyKU Medical Center Research InstituteIn vivo Imaging and Pharmacological Targeting of Mitophagy in Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease$56,500
Rogers, DavidKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentMedical Entomology Subject Matter Expert for EHC$30,000
Thompson, JomellaApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUnified Government of Wyandotte County & Kansas City, KansasBuilding Capacity for the Application and Evaluation of the Three CHIP Lenses$30,000
Kindscher, KellyEnvironmental Studies Program / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchThree Affiliated TribesArikara Corn and Agriculture: A Historical Honoring$28,640
Akin, RebeccaSocial WelfareKU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity FundWyandotte County Rising$20,000
Chong, KellySociologyKU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity FundInvisibility and Rage: Asian Americans, Racial Trauma, and Mental Health$20,000
Takeyama, AkikoWomen Gender & Sexuality Studies / Center for East Asian StudiesKU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity FundPrelude$20,000
Husic, AdminCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity FundEvaluating the Racial Equity of Flooding Hazards in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area$19,607
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Kingston, NealEducational Psychology / Achievement & Assessment InstituteProject Lead the Way Inc.PLTW End-of-course Assessment System$5,531,762
Subramaniam, BalaChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisNational Science FoundationRII Track-2 FEC: Advanced Manufacturing of Renewable and Recyclable Polymers$4,000,000
Byers, KaelaSocial WelfareAdministration For Children & FamiliesUniversal Prevention for Strong and Thriving Families (Family Strong)$3,747,804
Bever, JamesEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchDonald Danforth Plant Science CenterBII: New Roots for Restoration: Integrating Plant Traits, Communities, and the Soil Ecosphere to Advance Restoration of Natural and Agricultural Systems$3,019,557
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationProject SEMILLA (Supporting Educators, Math Instructors, and Language Learners for Advancement)$2,440,034
Sathyamoorthi, ShyamMedicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthTethered aza-Wacker Technology for Complex Antibiotic Assembly$1,864,708
Paden, JohnCenter for Remote Sensing of Ice SheetsOregon State UniversityCenter for OLDest Ice EXploration (COLDEX)$1,695,634
Hasiuk, FranciszekKansas Geological SurveyU.S. Department of EnergyCritical Minerals in Coaly Strata of the Cherokee-Forest City Basin$1,585,000
Straughn, MaryCelkaSpencer Museum of ArtU.S. Department of EducationPEAK: Partners in Education Across Kansas$1,450,585
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteNew Hampshire Department of EducationNH DLM: 21-24 Operational/Testing (ELA, Math, Science) + Science Development + Additional Services$1,350,900
Vakser, IlyaComputational BiologyNational Institutes of HealthIntegrated Resource for Protein Recognition Studies$1,307,243
Dean, EvanLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesKansas Self-determined Transition Employment Partnership (K-STEP): Youth-led Systems Change for Enhanced Transition and Employment Outcomes$1,125,000
Counts, JacquelineAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department for Children & FamiliesDCF ARPA Planning and Support$1,092,329
Kondyli, AlexandraCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringNational Science FoundationSCC-CIVIC-FA Track A: Connecting Underrepresented Youths with Employment Opportunities$1,000,000
Hefty, PhillipMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKansas Board of RegentsChemical Biology of Infectious Disease – Phase II (KBOR FY 2022) $625,000
Hall, JeanLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesUsing the National Survey on Health and Disability Panel to Document the COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences of Working-age Americans with Disabilities$600,000
Dean, EvanLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesKansas Self-determined Transition Taskforce: Moving Forward to Enhance Transition Outcomes$562,500
Smith, JonKansas Geological SurveyU.S. Geological SurveyGeologic Mapping in Kansas for FY21$517,950
Akin, RebeccaSocial WelfareAdministration For Children & FamiliesKansas Invests in Families (KInvest)$500,000
Crossfield, IanPhysics & AstronomyUniversity of California Santa CruzFollow the Volatiles: Tracing Chemical Species Relevant to Habitability from Proto-planetary Disks to Exoplanet Atmospheres$456,413
Sack, SaraLife Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesKansas State Plan for Assistive Technology$449,207
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum EngineeringU.S. Army Corp of EngineersNovel 3D-printed Zeolite Passive Samplers Enabling Fast and Reliable Measurements of PFAS in Complex Environmental Matrices (EL-32)$381,709
Robinson, JenniferChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthBiomaterial Technologies for Interrogating Sex Differences in Tissue Repair and Homeostasis$370,780
Lovell, ScottHiguchi Biosciences CenterSeattle Children's HospitalStructural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease$366,427
Crossfield, IanPhysics & AstronomyNational Science FoundationIsotopic and Elemental Abundances in Stars and Planets$334,252
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department of Health & Environment Kansas Maternal and Child Health Services integration: DAISEY Design & Implementation$289,993
Counts, JacquelineAchievement & Assessment InstituteIowa Department of Public HealthIowa MIECHV Quality Improvement 2022$254,118
Seo, HyunjinJournalism / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchKansas Health FoundationKansas Digital Equity and Inclusion Collaborative$249,857
Tapia Takaki, Jesus DanielPhysics & AstronomyNational Science FoundationNSF Accelnet: Inter-American Network of Networks of Quantum Chromo-dynamics Challenges$249,222
Huang, ChengAerospace EngineeringCombustion Research & Flow Technology Inc.Multiphysics Modeling of Dynamic Combustion Processes$208,500
Schoeneich, ChristianPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterEli Lilly & CompanyMechanistic Understanding of Polysorbate 20/80 Oxidation Due to Potential Process-related Impurities in Biologic Drug Product$200,000
Smith, AdamPharmacology & ToxicologyKinoxis TherapeuticsA Novel Pharmacological Approach to Treat Social Anxiety$188,969
Rosenblum, BrianLibraries / Hall Center for the HumanitiesNational Endowment for the HumanitiesThe Public Digital Humanities: An Institute for Academic/Community Collaborations$185,005
Leuschen, CarltonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Center for Remote Sensing of Ice SheetsNASASupplemental Funding for Integration of the Snow Radar onto a Long-endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Thickness Measurements of Snow over Sea Ice and Land Ice$153,563
Mitchiner, MelindaLife Span InstituteOregon Department of EducationOregon Aspiring Leaders Summer Institute$142,500
Sturm, BelindaOffice of Research / Civil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentSARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Monitoring (Patterson Foundation Funds)$125,000
Look, KurtKansas Geological SurveyKansas Department of Revenue2021-2023 Kansas OnLine Automated Reporting (KOLAR) Project$122,000
Darwin, DavidCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringOklahoma Department of TransportationBond Behavior of Epoxy-coated Reinforcing Bars in Non-proprietary UHPC$116,834
Wilson, BlakeKansas Geological SurveyU.S. Geological SurveyMaintain and Expand Existing Kansas-based Data Services to the NGWMN, 2021-2022$116,261.70
McCormick, PatrickElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology CenterWright Brothers InstituteFrequency Diverse Array Receive Algorithm Development$110,000
Layzell, AnthonyKansas Geological SurveyU.S. Geological SurveyPennsylvanian Stratigraphic Nomenclature Reconciliation in the Midcontinent$101,781
Cizek, MeghanAchievement & Assessment InstituteCasey Family ProgramsKansas Thriving Families, Safer Children$100,009
Harris, TheodoreKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchKansas Water OfficeSediment Coring for HAB Trends at Tuttle and Waconda Reservoirs$100,000
Mosconi, MatthewApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthLateralization of Sensorimotor Behavior and Cortical-cerebellar Networks in Autism$88,278
Rice, MabelSpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteAmira Learning Inc.An Innovative Screener for Reading and SLI Targeting Kindergarten through 3rd-grade Students$84,671
Wilson, BlakeKansas Geological SurveyKansas Water OfficeUpdate of the GMD #3 Groundwater Flow Model$80,000
McCart, AmyLife Span InstituteOklahoma State Department of EducationAWARE-SEA (2021-2022)$79,522
Lovell, ScottHiguchi Biosciences CenterKansas State UniversitySmall-molecule Inhibitors Against 3C-like Protease of SARS-CoV-2$75,750
Hale, RichardAerospace EngineeringWichita State UniversityKansas National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program: Opportunities in NASA STEM FY 2020-2024$75,729
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentCommunity Health Access Section Kansas Statewide Farmworker Health Program Evaluation$71,956
Cizek, MeghanAchievement & Assessment InstituteDouglas County, KansasDouglas County, Kansas and City of Lawrence, Kansas Homelessness Needs Assessment$71,525
Blakemore, JamesChemistry / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisChevron Phillips Chemical CompanyRedox Behavior of Catalysts for Olefin Oligomerization 3: Joint Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Studies$69,000
Yi, RichardPsychology / Life Span InstituteHenry Ford Health SystemReducing Maternal Delay Discounting as a Target Mechanism to Decrease Harsh Parenting and Improve Child Mental Health Outcomes in a Traditionally Underserved Community$66,531
Cheong, So-MinGeography & Atmospheric ScienceNational Science FoundationRAPID | Infrastructural Failures and the Role of the Built Environment: The Case of the Winter Storm in Houston, Texas$65,000
Bailey, BethHistory / Hall Center for the HumanitiesNational Endowment for the HumanitiesThe U.S. Army and "The Problem of Race" during the Vietnam Era$60,000
Schieberle, MistyEnglish / Hall Center for the HumanitiesNational Endowment for the HumanitiesPatriarchy, Politics, and Christine de Pizan's Influence on English Literature, 1400-1478$60,000
Guo, LanHiguchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteMitochondrial DNA Stress and STING-dependent Microglial Activation in Alzheimer's Disease$60,000
Johnson, RachelInternational AffairsU.S. Department of EducationFulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award$55,214
Alian, MohammadElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology CenterUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignDevelopment of PIM and AXDIMM Ecosystem$54,743
Sturm, BelindaOffice of Research / Civil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentSARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Monitoring (CARES Funds)$52,000
Ackley, BrianMolecular BiosciencesKU Medical Center Research InstituteADC Development Awards: Aging in a C. elegans Model of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias$47,900
Wilson, BlakeKansas Geological SurveySouthwest Kansas Groundwater Management, District #3Water Use and Climate Evaluation Service to Irrigators for Drought Resiliency in Southwest Kansas$45,450
Murray, AngelaAchievement & Assessment InstituteJRP Consulting Research Inc.Montessori Library Project$43,961
Yi, RichardPsychology / Life Span InstituteHenry Ford Health SystemImproving Delay Discounting to Decrease Harsh Parenting among Parents Receiving Substance Use Treatment in a Low-resource Community$42,472
Ecker-Lyster, MeghanAchievement & Assessment InstituteWichita State UniversityWSU Southeast Wichita GEAR UP Project Evaluation$40,000
Raley, SheidaSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteUniversity of California, Los AngelesCommunity-based Self-determination Intervention to Enhance Goal Setting and Attainment Targeting Employment, Postsecondary Education, Community Participation, and Physical Health Outcomes$39,905.77
Burkhardt, CrystalPharmacy PracticeKU Medical Center Research InstituteRemote Monitoring and Virtual Collaborative Care for Hypertension Control to Prevent Cognitive Decline$39,826
Dixon, DanMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteColon Cancer Chemoprevention through Inhibition of Exportin 1 (XPO1)$35,000
Scouffas, AntheaLied CenterNational Endowment for the ArtsKU Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival$35,000
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchKansas Department of RevenueResearch Services to the Governor's Council on Tax Reform$34,141
Rankey, EugeneGeologyKansas Interdisciplinary Carbonates ConsortiumGeophysical Characterization of Impacts of Pore-network Geometry from Dissolution and Precipitation in Carbonate Rocks$31,024
Johnson, JayGeography & Atmospheric Science / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchInstitutional: Major Project Planning GrantPathways to Native Environmental STEM Education$30,178
Blunt, ShannonElectrical Engineering & Computer ScienceJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryMultistatic Radar Waveforms$30,000
Murray, AngelaAchievement & Assessment InstituteWend II Inc.Montessori Research Retreat$29,958
LaPierre, TraceySociologyUniversity of Missouri, Kansas CityKansas City Quality & Value Innovation Consortium: Opioid Project$29,143
Harris, TheodoreKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchCity of Paola, KansasMonitoring Water Quality in Lake Miola, Kansas$25,991
Patterson, MeaganEducational Psychology / Achievement & Assessment InstituteTexas Woman's UniversityNegotiation in Children: Identifying Gender Differences in a Key Leadership Skill$25,900
Rice, MabelSpeech-Language-Hearing / Life Span InstituteAmira Learning Inc.An Innovative Screener for Reading and SLI Targeting Kindergarten through 3rd-grade Students$25,378
Gardner, SaraAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentBackbone Support Child Care Startup Grants$25,272
Lieberman, BruceEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteNatural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyDigitization PEN | Collaborative Research: The Cretaceous World Connecting the Cretaceous Seas of North America$24,850
Cushing, ChristopherApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteDevelopment and Pilot Testing of My Plan, a Personalized Health Intervention for Adolescent Obesity$24,600
Fleming, KandaceLife Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteRural Disparities in Pediatric Obesity: The iAmHealthy Intervention$23,035.45
Macdonald, StuartMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterK-INBRE Institutional FundsLinking Genomic Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Copper Stress$22,800
Chao, HaiyangAerospace Engineering / Center for Remote Sensing of Ice SheetsGeorgia State UniversitySmart and Safe Prescribed Burning for Rangeland and Farmland Communities$22,630
Jen, SarahSocial WelfareKU Medical Center Research InstituteADC Developmental Awards | Psychosocial Adjustment and Coping: A Comparison of Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Non-Hispanic White Individuals Living with Dementia$21,639
McCoy, KellyKansas Fire & Rescue Training InstituteU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityState Fire Training Systems Grant FY22$20,000
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Hefty, PhillipMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthChemical Biology of Infectious Disease$11,348,826
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationUniversity of Kansas Talent Search$2,585,135
Levy, MichelleSocial WelfareHealth Resources & Service AdministrationIntegrated Health Scholars: Partnerships to Advance Practice$1,865,242
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationUniversity of Kansas Student Support Services$1,834,160
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteOklahoma State Department of EducationOklahoma State Department of Education$1,649,729
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteMissouri Department of Elementary & Secondary EducationMissouri DLM: 21-22 Operational/Testing (ELA, Math, Science) + Additional Services$1,622,933
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationUniversity of Kansas Educational Opportunity Center$1,565,655
Kamatuka, NgondiAchievement & Assessment InstituteU.S. Department of EducationUniversity of Kansas EOC Leavenworth-Franklin County$1,363,765
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteNew Mexico Public Education DepartmentNew Mexico DLM: 21-22 Operational/Testing (ELA, Math, Science) + Science Development + Additional Services$957,107
Wu, XiaoqingHiguchi Biosciences CenterU.S. Department of DefenseTargeting RNA-binding Protein HuR as a Novel Therapy for Lethal Prostate Cancer$892,342
Forbush, KelsiePsychology/Life Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthSmart Technology for Anorexia Nervosa Recovery: A Pilot Intervention for the Post-acute Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa$709,694
Pleskac, TimothyPsychology / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchNational Science FoundationModeling the Dynamics of Belief Formation: Towards a Computational Understanding of the Timing and Accuracy of Probability Judgments$692,123
Paden, JohnCenter Remote Sensing of Ice SheetsNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: EarthCube Capabilities: Open Polar Radar (OPoRa) Software and Service$671,051
Colella, JocelynEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteNational Science FoundationCSBR: Rehousing of the Mammal Collection at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute$645,647
Shogren, KarrieLife Span InstituteUniversity of Texas-AustinThe Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction for Reading (SDLMI-R): Improving Outcomes of Upper Elementary Students with or At-Risk for Reading Disability$624,589
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment InstituteWest Virginia Department of EducationWest Virginia DLM: 2021-2022 Operational/Testing (ELA, Math, Science)$618,000
Kim, TaejoonElectrical Engineering & Computer SciencePurdue UniversityDistributed Spectrum Scenario Fusion and Compression$597,776
Dhar, PrajnaparamitaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringNational Science FoundationRET Site: Inquiry-driven Engineering Activities using Bioengineering Examples (IDEA-BioE)$586,645
Raff, JenniferAnthropology / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchNational Science FoundationInvestigating the Genetic History of the Central and Southern Plains$460,000
Billings, SharonEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: How Roots, Regolith, Rock and Climate Interact over Decades to Centuries – The R3-C Frontier$432,634
Picking, WendyPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthA Vaccine Specifically Targeting T3SS-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa$416,625
Hardy, SaralynSpencer Museum of ArtNational Endowment for the HumanitiesRevisioning the Spencer Museum of Art's Collection Galleries$400,000
Miao, YinglongMolecular BiosciencesNational Science FoundationA Public Workflow for Predicting Peptide-binding Structures$364,812
Bourque, KatherineLife Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthExploring Predictors of Response to a Peer-mediated Communication Intervention for Minimally Verbal Preschoolers with ASD$343,109
Yun, HeechulElectrical Engineering & Computer ScienceNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: CPS: Medium: Real-time Criticality-Aware Neural Networks for Mission-critical Cyber-Physical Systems$321,379
Irvin, DwightLife Span InstituteOhio State UniversityLeveraging Sensing Systems in Early Education: Transforming Understanding of Critical Features of Young Children's Classroom Experiences$318,010
Chan, Wai-LunPhysics & AstronomyNational Science FoundationControlling Exciton Dynamics at Interfaces Using Moire Potentials$310,309
Gonzalez, VictorUndergraduate Biology Program / Biodiversity InstituteNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Digitization TCN: Extending Anthophila Research through Image and Trait Digitization (Big-Bee)$309,216
Gaumer Erickson, AmyCenter for Research on Learning / Life Span InstituteTennessee Department of EducationTennessee Technical Assistance Network (TN-TAN) Evaluation$302,000
Carta, JudithLife Span InstituteHealth Resources & Service AdministrationBridging the Word Gap Research Network$300,000
Stearns, LeighGeology / Center for Remote Sensing of Ice SheetsNational Science FoundationEAGER: Extending Greenland Glacier Observations using Newly Discovered Aerial Photographs$299,943
Houts, MichaelKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchInformation Network of KansasDeveloping the Nested Hexagon Framework as a Multiscale Annotate Geospatia Index for Kansas Datasets$277,605
Gleason, JenniferEcology & Evolutionary BiologyNational Science FoundationMCA: New Directions in Female Aggression Research$269,468
Unckless, RobertMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Science FoundationEAGER: Toward a Tractable Genetic Model of DNA Virus – Drosophila Interaction$253,573
Hardy, SaralynSpencer Museum of ArtInstitute of Museum & Library ServicesStrengthening Digital Platforms for Teacher, Learning, and Exploration$250,000
Koch, LisaTransportation Research CenterKansas Department of TransportationTechnical Services for the Kansas Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)$204,998
Barton, JaredSocial WelfareWyoming Department of Family ServicesWyoming ROM FY2022 & 2023$200,645
Johnson, MathewMathematicsNational Science FoundationModulations of Periodic Waves in Applied Mathematics$198,000
Stanislavova, MilenaMathematics / EconomicsNational Science FoundationInfinite-dimensional Dynamical Systems: Stability and Long-time Behavior$197,000
Everman, ElizabethMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterNational Institutes of HealthLinking Genomic, Physiological and Behavioral Responses Using a Drosophila Model of Heavy Metal Stress$180,000
Husic, AdminCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringJohnson County Public Works Stormwater ManagementIdentifying the Source of Sediment for Targeted Best Management Practices in Urban and Rural Areas of Johnson County$159,250
Neidert, PamelaApplied Behavioral ScienceGoodlife Innovations Inc.KU/GoodLife Contract: Center for Applied Behavior Analysis (CABA) 2021-2022$149,903
Brook, JoannaSocial WelfareOklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance AbuseOklahoma Partnership Initiative, Phase 3: Program Evaluation$148,000
Murray, AngelaAchievement & Assessment InstituteShared Presence FoundationUnderstanding Early Educational Experiences of Adults with Demonstrated Entrepreneurial Tendencies$137,760
Bardas, AlexandruElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology CenterNational Security Agency2021 GenCyber: University of Kansas$136,244
Unruh, KathrynLife Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE DRPP: Cortical-striatal Correlates of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder$113,595
Collado, AnahiLife Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteWorking Memory Training as a Pretreatment Adjunct to Smoking Cessation$113,041.95
Brunsell, NathanielGeography & Atmospheric SciencePerennial Agriculture Project LLCAssessing Ecohydrological Implications in Multi-cropping Perennial Systems$110,000
Stewart, DeboraKansas Geological SurveyU.S. Geological SurveyPreserving Kansas Geologic Data, Documents, Samples and Aerial Photographs; and Surveying Drill Hole/Core Holdings Relating to Critical Mineral Resources, FY 2021$109,585
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum EngineeringNational Science FoundationPlanning Grant: Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH)$98,615
Britt, NicholasPharmacy PracticeShionogi Inc.Evaluation of Cefiderocol (CFDC) Activity Alone and in Combination with Tobramycin (TOB) or Amikacin (AMK) against Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas Aeriginosa in a Novel Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Sputum pH$89,419
Barton, JaredSocial WelfareConnecticut Department of Children & FamiliesConnecticut ROM FY 2022$85,000
Bever, JamesEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchPerennial Agriculture Project LLCMulti-trophic Interactions in Silphium Integrifolium: Candidate Perennial Oil Seed Crop $75,418
Forbush, KelsiePsychology / Life Span InstituteKU Medical Center Research InstituteFY 2022 Frontiers: University of Kansas Clinical & Translational Science Institute$74,401
Lindeman, DavidLife Span InstituteKansas Department For Aging & Disability ServiceSoutheast Kansas Respite Care Services (SEKRS)$66,100
Gillam, RebeccaAchievement & Assessment InstitutePrairie Band Potawatomi NationSAMHSA Garrett Lee Smith Grant Implementation Support Contract: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Youth Wellness Services$63,786
Peltier, EdwardCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringCity of LawrenceKU Sampling Project at the Coblenz Marsh in Lawrence, KS$59,444
Cushing, ChristopherApplied Behavioral Science / Life Span InstituteUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonRE-PACT: Respiratory Exacerbation Plans for Action and Care Transitions for Children with Severe CP$57,488
Hanson, PaulChemistryKathera Bioscience Inc.Ess1: A Pathogenic Fungal Target for a Novel Class of Broad-spectrum Therapeutic Agents$50,000
Lemon, MichaelAchievement & Assessment InstituteUnited Way of Greater Kansas CityUnited Way Quality Matter Technical Assistance$50,000
Peterson, AndrewEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity InstituteU.S. Department of AgricultureModeling Projects to Support and Advance$50,000
Shiflett, MarkChemical & Petroleum EngineeringNational Science FoundationTeam Iconium: Environmentally Applied Research Towards Hydrofluorocarbons$50,000
Weis, DavidChemistryMedImmune Inc.Patient Centric Drug Product Development: Investigate and Aaddress Preservative-Protein Interactions to Support Multidose Formulation Development for Biologics$50,000
Williams, SusanChemical & Petroleum EngineeringKansas Soybean CommissionExpanding Biodiesel Education and Utilization through the Kansas Biodiesel Consortium$46,703
Allgeier, AlanChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial CatalysisKansas Corn CommissionUnlocking the Potential of Chemical Derivatives in Ethanol Production$42,971
Bartlow, NoelGeologyU.S. Geological SurveyBridging the Gap between Locking and ETS in Cascadia using Geodetic Data and Viscoelastic Models: Collaborative Research with the University of Kansas and Indiana University$41,201.65
Macdonald, StuartMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Bridging Grant: A Drosophila Resource for the Genetic Analysis of Complex Traits$39,405
Hale, RichardAerospace EngineeringBoeing World HeadquartersAdditive Manufacturing of Continuous Fiber Composites for Low-cost Attritable Aircraft$35,136
Lindeman, DavidLife Span InstituteKansas Department For Aging & Disability ServiceActive Treatment Training Program: Parsons State Hospital$35,000
Rosa-Molinar, EduardoPharmacology & Toxicology / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteKUCC Spring 2021 Pilot Award: Elucidating and Disrupting De Novo GBM Tumor Cell-Neuron Synapses$35,000
Houts, MichaelKansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological ResearchDouglas County Heritage Conservation CouncilMutt Run Off-Leash Dog Park Pollinator Project$34,811
Herda, TrentHealth, Sport & Exercise ScienceNational Strength & Conditioning AssociationThe Effects of Resistance Training on Motor Unit Activity and Lipids of the Vastus Lateralis in Prepubescent Children$34,680
Schrock, StevenCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering / Transportation Research CenterKansas State University Sponsored ProgramsTraffic Assistance Services for Kansas (TASK) Program (FY 2021-2023)$33,000
Kwon, GibumMechanical EngineeringKansas Soybean CommissionSustained Irrigation of Soybean-Farm Utilizing Soybean Nanoclays as Natural Soil Additives$32,136
Lines, BrianCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringInternational Facility Management Association FoundationFM Technology Report$30,000
Kaplinger, BrianAerospace EngineeringAldrin Family FoundationProject Ianos: Past, Present, Future$29,997
Du, HengPharmacology & Toxicology / Higuchi Biosciences CenterUniversity of KansasGhrelin Resistance in Alzheimer's Disease$25,000
Johnson, MichaelChemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterInez Jay FundLight-initiated Zinc Signaling in Parkinson's Disease$25,000
Picking, WilliamPharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterInez Jay FundApplying Novel Approaches to Obtain the Molecular Structures of Difficult T3SS Proteins$25,000
Twombly, SusanEducational Leadership & Policy StudiesAmerican Educational Research AssociationThe Decline in Black Teachers: Causes and Effects in Postwar America$25,000
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment InstituteUniversity of IllinoisAll Our Kids Network University of Illinois IRIS Proposal (Year 4)$24,991
O'Reilly, MatthewCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringConcrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Education & Research FoundationCorrosion Loss to Cause Cracking of Concrete for A1035 Steel$21,876
MacDonald, TeresaBiodiversity InstituteInstitute of Museum & Library ServicesNatural History Mystery: Immersing Families in a Problem-solving Game Using Museum Collections$21,677
Harper, DustinGeologyColumbia UniversityParticipation of Dustin T. Harper on IODP Expedition 396$20,834
Akin, RebeccaSocial WelfareKVC KansasKVC Kansas: Kansas PTMO Evaluation$20,016
Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Smith, Sean    Special Education / Center for Research on Learning U.S. Department of Education   Project WRITE-APLM: Writing Strategies for Integrating Technology in Education with the Adaptive Professional Learning Model  $2,461,025
Levy, MichelleSocial Welfare Health Resources & Service Administration   Integrated Health Scholars: Partnerships to Advance Practice  $1,865,242
McCart, Amy Life Span Institute Office of the State Superintendent of EducationDistrict of Columbia Statewide Inclusive Professional Learning Framework and Institute Proposal $1,500,000
Desaire, Heather  ChemistryNational Institutes of Health  A Study of Race Differences in Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers  $1,123,467
Lindeman, DavidLife Span Institute  Kansas Child Care Training OpportunityStatewide Infant-Toddler Specialist Network: KCCTO-KITS Collaboration: 2021-2022$1,094,936
 
Zimmerman, Kathleen Special Education / Life Span InstituteU.S. Department of Education Enhancing Engagement: Investigating Adaptations to Commonly Used Interventions for Elementary Students with Challenging Behavior$699,085
Storkel, Holly   Speech-Language-Hearing / Life Span Institute   National Institutes of HealthDeveloping a Caregiver-administered Word Learning Treatment for Children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)$524,288
Berrie, Cindy   Chemistry National Science Foundation Elucidating Fundamental Factors Driving Self-assembly with Guided Interactions in Multicomponent Enzyme Systems using Model Nanostructured Platforms  $508,510
Thompson, Ward  Chemistry National Science Foundation   Direct Calculation of Activation Energies and Entropies for Chemical Dynamics   $464,950
Huerter, AaronInternational Programs    Institute for International Education2021 Eight-Week Humbert H. Humphery Fellowship Pre-Academic Training Program  $425,537
Graham, Maryemma English  National Endowment for the HumanitiesBlack Book Interactive Project III$316,177
Swinburne Romine, RussellAchievement & Assessment Institute / ATLASUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonItem Development for New Forms of Alternate ACCESS for ELLs (Alt ACCESS Advancing ALTELLA: Alternate Assessment Redesign$309,213
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment Institute / Center for Public Partnerships & ResearchKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentKansas Maternal and Child Health Services Integration: DAISEY Design & Implementation  $303,630
Brunsell, NathanielGeography & Atmospheric SciencesUniversity of Minnesota  Developing and Deploying a Perennial Grain Crop Enterprise to Improve Environmental Quality and Rural Prosperity $301,640
Zhang, JiakunPolitical Science / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchUniversity of California - San DiegoComplex Linkages, Ambivalent Ties: Global Security and Economic Interdependence in the 21st Century    $200,000
Cizek, MeghanAchievement & Assessment Institute / Center for Public Partnerships & Research    Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (CBCAP)  $199,162
Garstka, TeriAchievement & Assessment Institute / Center for Public Partnerships & Research Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund DAISEY Training and Technical Assistance  $184,078
Hoque, TamzidulElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology Center  National Science Foundation   Collaborative Research: SaTC: EDU: Hardware Security Education for All through Seamless Extension of Existing Curriculum$163,000
Peterson, DanaKansas Biological Survey Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism   Geographic Information System (GIS) & Remote Sensing Support Services$158,058
Gardner, Sara  Achievement & Assessment Institute / Center for Public Partnerships & Research  Kansas Department of Education Sunflower Summer Program$119,583
Shogren, Karrie   Life Span Institute / KU Center on Developmental DisabilitiesUniversity of ConnecticutExploring Relationships between College and Career Readiness, Self-Determination, and Transition Planning among Adolescents with Disabilities$100,000
Kondyli, AlexandraCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering University of FloridaOperational Performance and Safety Effects of Arterial Weaving Sections   $100,000
Roundy, JoshuaCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering    Wichita State UniversityAppendix C: SMD Earth Sciences Division: Assimilation of Satellite Data for Predicting Cyanohabs in Kansas$99,711
Rowe, NeilAchievement & Assessment InstituteKansas Department of Health & Environment KDHE Universal Home Visiting Review  $88,487
Paden, JohnElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets  Amherst CollegeMultipass and Tomography Enabled Data Products for Subsurface Characterization and Ice Sheet Model Refinement   $67,954
Rogan, ChristopherPhysics & Astronomy    Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryHigh Luminosity (HL) LHC CMS Detector Upgrade Projects MIP TIming Detector $62,000
Mendenhall, AmySocial Welfare Saint Francis Community ServicesSaint Francis Ministries IMPACT Framework: Impact Measurement for Program, Agency, and Clint Transformation$61,285
Medina, Mario  Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Sumner County GovernmentField Testing & Validation: Thermal Energy Storage in Public and Commercial Buildings in Sumner County, Kansas for Energy Savings, Demand reduction and Flexibility$60,287
Shogren, KarrieSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesSupporting People with Disabilities with Vaccine Access during COVID-19 in Kansas  $59,701
Dhar, PrajnaparamitaChemical & Petroleum Engineering Bristol-Myers SquibbSurfactant Performance in Protein Formulations under Interfacial Stress  $54,967
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment Institute / ATLASIdaho State Department of EducationInstructional Supports Project$52,840
Blunt, ShannonElectrical Engineering & Computer Science / Information and Telecommunication Technology CenterSandia National LaboratoriesWaveform Diversity and Signal Processing Capabilities for Radar and Multi-function Operation in Spectrally Congested, Contested, and Constrained Environments$50,000
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research Institute  Model and Mode Agnostic AI Controller for VTOL Aircraft  $74,999
Zimmerman, Kathleen  Special Education / Life Span Institute  Center for Applied Science Technology  Project COaching On Learning (COOL) for UDL Implementation   $72,373
Blunt, Shannon  Electrical Engineering & Computer Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology CenterIERUS Technologies Inc.  Quasi-orthogonal Doppler Waveform Apps $70,000
Hansen, Amy Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering University of Minnesota Robust Incentive Design for Sustainable Agricultural Systems  $63,681
Rogers, David Kansas Biological Survey  Kansas Department of Health & Environment  Medical Entomology Subject Matter Expert $57,455
Schultz, JerryLife Span InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentSexual Violence Primary Prevention Community-based Evaluation $55,000
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Summer Scholars 2021-2022$48,480
Kurth, Noelle Life Span InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaResearch Training Center on HCBS Outcome Measurement (RTC/OM)$47,919
Picking, Wendy Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterInventprise LLCShigella Conjugate Immunization Study$46,807
Barati Ghahfarokhi, RezaChemical & Petroleum EngineeringInfinity Energy Resources Inc.Screening and Investigation of Different EOR Methods for Future Development of Mature Oil Fields: The O/A Case Study$41,537
Li, XianglinMechanical EngineeringWichita State UniversityDesign and Development of Flexible Self-powered Energy Conversion and Storage Devices$40,000
Jackson, Yolanda Life Span InstituteNational Institutes of HealthAssessment of Traumatic Experiences Among Young Children: Examining Measurement Factors that Influence Parent Report and Predictability $38,726
Ackley, BrianMolecular BiosciencesKU Medical Center Research InstituteGenetic Examination of Variation in Microbial Pathogen Susceptibility in Caenorhabditis elegans$37,875
Azuma, Yoshiaki Molecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteRole of Chromosomal Protein Remodeling Function of PICH in Chromosome Segregation$37,875
DeKosky, BrandonChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Bridging Award: Molecular Identification and Precise Therapeutic Targeting of Anti-insulin B Cells in Type I Diabetes$37,875
Macdonald, StuartMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research Institute K-INBRE Postdoctoral Award: Linking Genomic, Physiological, and Behavioral Responses to Copper Stress$37,875
Bennett, CarolineCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringFederal Highway AdministrationDwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Grants for Research Fellowship for Research Project Assignment on Steel Bridge Bearing Stiffener Detail to Avoid Constraint-Induced Fractures$35,500
Garstka, TeriAchievement & Assessment Institute / Center for Public Partnerships & ResearchKansas Department for Children & FamiliesKansas Early Head Start Data Reporting System (DAISEY) FY 2022$34,202
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social ResearchChildren's Mercy Hospitals & ClinicsA Benefit-Cost Analysis Proposal: Team for Infants Exposed to Substance Abuse (TIES) Program$33,000
Bennett, CarolineCivil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringKansas Department of TransportationFatigue Characterization of Galvanized Welded Connections$32,042
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteKINBRE Star Trainees 2021-2022$31,815
Rankey, EugeneGeologyKICC-KS Interdisc Carbonates ConsortiumControls on Facies Bodies of Isolated Carbonate Platforms$28,542
Sathyamoorthi, ShyamMedicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterInez Jay FundDevelopment of New Antibacterial Agents: A Synthesis of the Antibiotic Enacyloxin IIa for the Generation of Therapeutic Analogues$25,000
Seo, HyunjinJournalismNational Endowment for the ArtsReturning: Community-based Art Experience Involving Women in Reentry and the Public$25,000
Unckless, RobertMolecular BiosciencesK-INBRE Institutional FundsEvolving Mutualism: Rescue of a Host Embryonic Development Defect by a Parasite$25,000
Koch, LisaTransportation CenterKansas Department of TransportationKansas Innovation Summit$22,445
Bergman, PatriciaOffice of ResearchKU Medical Center Research InstituteThe Sustainable Heartland Accelerator Regional Partnership (SHARP) Hub - 2020-2021$20,654
Shogren, KarrieSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteAssociation of University Centers on DisabilitiesUT2 Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P)$20,000

 

Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Fry, Andrew    Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences / Achievement & Assessment Institute    KU Endowment Association    Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Kansas    $5,000,000
Counts, JacquelineAchievement & Assessment Institute    Kansas Children's Cabinet & Trust Fund    HHS/ACF Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five    $2,704,001
Boyd, Brian    Applied Behavioral Science / Life Span Institute    National Institutes of Health    Parent-implemented Treatment for Repetitive Behaviors in Children with ASD: Using a Novel Telehealth Approach to Increase Service Access    $2,477,272
Unckless, Robert    Molecular Biosciences  National Science Foundation    CAREER: The Genetic Mechanisms of Sex-ratio Meiotic Drive and Resistance    $1,050,000
Besson, David  Physics & Astronomy    University of Chicago  The Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO): A Long-duration Balloon-borne Instrument for Particle Astrophysics at the Highest Energies $1,008,198
 
Wagner, Margaret  Ecology & Evolutionary Biology   National Science Foundation    RESEARCH-PGR: Genetics and Mechanisms of Microbe-dependent Heterosis    $899,970
Bever, James   Ecology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological Survey    National Science Foundation    Collaborative Research | CSBR: Ownership Transfer: Living Stocks: International Culture Collection of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (INVAM)    $460,935
Oakley, Berl    Molecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences Center    National Institutes of Health    Resistance-gene-guided Genome Mining for Novel Antifungal Compounds    $437,201
Shontz, Suzanne   Electrical Engineering & Computer Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology Center  Triad National Security LLC    Nutrient Cycling and Biogeochemical Processes in Aquatic Moist-soil Unit Habitats at the Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge    $400,000
Timmons, Lisa Molecular Biosciences    National Science Foundation    REU SITE: The Stressed Life of Cells   $384,630
Gillam, Rebecca  Achievement & Assessment Institute   Horizons Mental Health Center  CCBHC Expansion Grants $309,810
Noonan, Patricia Life Span Institute Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary EducationMissouri Post-secondary Success Project/ Social-emotional Learning for All  $298,422
Bartlow, Noel GeologyNational Science Foundation   Collaborative Research | Deployment of Seafloor Optical Fiber Strainmeters for the Detection of Slow Slip Events    $298,389
Nualart, David Mathematics National Science Foundation    Stochastic Calculus of Variations and Limit Theorems    $272,401
Volkin, David Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences Center Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  In Vitro and in Vivo Assessments of Alum-CpG Formulations    $250,001
Billings, Sharon Ecology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological Survey    U.S. Department of Agriculture  SitS: Collaborative Research: Soils are Signaling Shifts in Aggregate Life-cycles: What Does this Mean for Water, Carbon and Climate Feedbacks in the Anthropocene?  $236,245
Barton, Jared Social Welfare Missouri Children's Trust Fund Missouri's Children's Trust Fund's Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program Evaluation    $230,954
Thompson, William  Achievement & Assessment Institute    U.S. Department of Education    Improving Software and Methods for Estimating Diagnostic Classification Models and Evaluating Model Fit    $224,996
Krause, Rachel School of Public Affairs & Administration / Institute for Policy & Social Research  National Science Foundation    Collaborative Research | Dealing with Disruption: Investigating the Micro-level Underpinnings of City Response to the Climate Crisis   $203,884
Collins, William  Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering  American Institute of Steel ConstructionInnovative Steel Deck System for Highway Bridge Applications $200,000
Hasiuk, Franciszek   Kansas Geological Survey  U.S. Department of Energy  H-2-SALT: Storing Fossil Energy as Hydrogen in Salt Caverns  $200,000
Mendenhall, Amy Social Welfare Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services Kansas SED Waiver Assessment & Evaluation Services    $193,972
Barton, Jared Social Welfare    Iowa Department of Human Services Iowa ROM 2021 – 2026 $178,374.50
Macdonald, Stuart Molecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences Center KU Medical Center Research Institute  K-INBRE Bioinformatics Core Facility 2021-2022   $159,075
Bigelow, Kathryn Life Span Institute  Kansas Department of Health & Environment Kansas MIECHV Program   $157,000
Rudnick, Gregory Physics & Astronomy    NASA    Probing Quenching in the Cosmic Web using Spatially-resolved Star Formation Maps from WISE and GALEX  $120,581
Fleming, Kandace  Life Span Institute KU Medical Center Research Institute Translating Research into School-based Practice via Small-group, Language-focused Comprehension Intervention  $109,519.35
Soper, Steven  Chemistry  KU Medical Center Research Institute    The Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine    $103,413.90
McCart, Amy  Life Span Institute  Oklahoma State Department of Education Project AWARE-SEA  $99,760
McKenna, Thomas  Kansas Biological Survey  Perennial Agriculture Project LLC  Interaction of the Perennial Grain Kernza and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Effects of Selection Pressure and Impacts on Soil Health   $95,050
Nelson, Kenneth Kansas Geological Survey  Kansas Department of Agriculture  Kansas Base Flood Elevation Portal  $88,000
Soper, Steven  ChemistryKU Medical Center Research Institute  The Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine  $78,083
Keshmiri, Shawn Aerospace Engineering / Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets DARcorporation  Model and Mode Agnostic AI Controller for VTOL Aircraft  $74,999
Zimmerman, Kathleen  Special Education / Life Span Institute  Center for Applied Science Technology  Project COaching On Learning (COOL) for UDL Implementation   $72,373
Blunt, Shannon  Electrical Engineering & Computer Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology CenterIERUS Technologies Inc.  Quasi-orthogonal Doppler Waveform Apps $70,000
Hansen, Amy Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering University of Minnesota Robust Incentive Design for Sustainable Agricultural Systems  $63,681
Rogers, David Kansas Biological Survey  Kansas Department of Health & Environment  Medical Entomology Subject Matter Expert $57,455
Schultz, JerryLife Span InstituteKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentSexual Violence Primary Prevention Community-based Evaluation $55,000
Ackley, BrianMolecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteK-INBRE Undergraduate Research Office$53,025
Fehr, Anthony Molecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences Center KU Medical Center Research InstituteInvestigating Approved Therapeutics for their Ability to Inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 ADPribosylhydrolase$50,000
Shiflett, Mark Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Chromis Fiberoptics Membrane Oxygen Permeance Experiments $47,244
Brockman, JenniferSexual Assault Prevention & Education Center Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmentEvaluation of Programs at KU Sexual Assault Prevention & Education Center $42,163
Murray, MichaelPhysics & Astronomy Brookhaven National Laboratory High-resolution Zero Degree Calorimetry$38,600
Picking, Wendy Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences Center Hafion LLC Production of a Nanoparticle Vaccine to Aid in Smoking Cessation $36,156
Farrell, Mark Medicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences Center KU Medical Center Research Institute Potentiating the Activity of Anti-CD20 Antibodies$35,000
Dixon, Dan  Molecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences CenterOregon Health & Science UniversityTargeting HuR to Improve a Synthetic Lethal Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer$34,771
Schulmeister, MarciaGeologyEmporia State University Nutrient Cycling and Biogeochemical Processes in Aquatic Moist-soil Unit Habitats at the Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge $29,716
Siahaan, Teruna Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Synthesis and Analysis of CCN5 PEGylated Proteins$26,750
Boskovic, Zarko Medicinal Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research InstituteBenzoylation of Histones as a Novel Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma $25,000
DeKosky, BrandonChemical & Petroleum Engineering / Higuchi Biosciences CenterKU Medical Center Research Institute Improved T Cell Receptor Screening for Rapid Personalized Cancer Treatments$25,000
Wang, ZhiAerospace Engineering GE Global ResearchEnhancement of Large Eddy Simulation Tool$25,000
Baer, SaraEcology & Evolutionary Biology / Kansas Biological SurveyKansas State UniversityLTER: Manipulating Drivers to Assess Grassland Resilience$24,943
Shogren, KarrieSpecial Education / Life Span InstituteAssociation of University Centers on Disabilities UT2 Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) $20,000
Hardy, SaralynSpencer Museum of Art National Endowment for the ArtsTo Support Research and Planning for the Exhibition Bold Women: Changing the World and Art $20,000

 

Primary InvestigatorHome / Admin UnitSponsorAward TitleTotal Anticipated Award Amount
Koebley, Sarah   Achievement & Assessment Institute  U.S. Department of EducationSpecial Educator Technology-based Training of Trainers (SETTT) for Success    $2,499,986
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment Institute    New Mexico Public Education Department    New Mexico DLM: 2020-2021 Operational/Testing (ELA,Math, Sci) + Science Development + Additional Services $957,167
Wendel-Hummell, Carrie    Social Welfare    Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality    Care and Safety Practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Home-Based Long term Services and Supports    $646,620
Schrock, Steven    Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering / Transportation Center  Kansas Department of Transportation 2021 Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) $600,000
Washburn, Jocelyn Life Span Institute    Las Cruces Public Schools    Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant – Las Cruces Public Schools    $579,310
McCart, AmyLife Span Institute    State of Idaho    Idaho Safe Schools, Safe Students    $470,030
Scott, Erik    History / Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies  U.S. Department of Education Fostering Global Competency and Engagement in the Heartland: The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies $426,484
Karvonen, MeaganAchievement & Assessment Institute    Maryland State Department of Education    Innovations in Science Map, Assessment, and Report Technologies (I-SMART)    $317,715
Kondyli, Alexandra Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering  U.S. Department of Transportation Inclusive Autonomous Vehicle Design for People with Cognitive Disabilities    $300,000
Yi, Richard    Psychology / Life Span Institute    Michigan State University    Minding a Mid-America Gap: NIDA/NIAAA Epidemiology Research Training for Clinical Researchers and Clinicians in Currently Under-Served Areas    $234,808
Jimenez, Pegah Naemi Achievement & Assessment Institute / Office of Research    Kansas Department of Health & Environment    Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting FY 19 Evaluation    $194,412
Forrest, Marcus    Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences Center National Institutes of Health    Mitochondria Targeting for Alzheimer's Disease    $189,375
Mills, Elisabeth    Physics & Astronomy    National Science Foundation    Apples to Apples: Comparing the Cores of Nearby Galaxies    $175,654
Braaten, David  Geography & Atmospheric Science / Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets    University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa    Center for Remote Sensing of Snow and Soil Moisture Measurement    $174,995
Iqbal, Asif    Kansas Geological Survey    Kansas Department of Agriculture    Kansas Online Water Use Report – FY2019-2022    $164,217
McCart, Amy    Life Span Institute    Idaho State Department of Education    Idaho Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education (ID-AWARE)    $154,135
Kokobobo, Ani    Slavic Languages & Literatures / Hall Center for the Humanities    The U.S. Russia Foundation    A Comprehensive Plan for Creating a Russian Studies Pipeline in Kansas High Schools  $120,008
Ortiz, Kelsey    Life Span Institute    State of Washington Office of Superintendent Identifying Evidence-Based Practices and Developing Technical Assistance and Professional Development Materials on Serving Students with Disabilities with Online Learning    $120,000
Leonard, Kevin    Chemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis    Kansas Board of Regents    The Internet of Catalysis: Harnessing the Data Science for Catalyst Design    $115,286
Layzell, Anthony    Kansas Geological Survey    Kansas Water Office    Streambank Evaluation of the Cottonwood and Neosho Rivers above John Redmond Reservoir    $100,000
Allgeier, Alan    Chemical & Petroleum Engineering    Bond Biosciences Inc.    Development of Non-absorbable Therapeutic Agents    $100,000
Berkland, Cory    Pharmaceutical Chemistry    KU Medical Center Research Institute    Fistula Fix: Fistula Closure Device    $100,000
McCart, Amy Life Span Institute    Oklahoma State Department Of Education    OK Aware East    $99,760
Meng, Jingyao Kansas Geological Survey    Carbon Capture America    Geologic Site Screening and Data Collection for a Potential CCUS Project in Russell County, KS for Carbon America    $86,354
Barton, JaredAchievement & Assessment Institute / Social Welfare    Connecticut Department of Children & Families    Connecticut ROM FY 2021    $84,775
Subramaniam, Bala    Chemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis    Origin Materials    Oxidation of Distributed Furanics from Renewable Resources – Phase 2    $82,500
Graham, Maryemma    EnglishIndiana University    Realizing Scholar-Curated Worksets for Analysis, Reuse & Discovery    $78,432
Schrock, StevenCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering / Transportation Center    Kansas Department of Transportation Providing Crash Data Analysis Services for the Kansas Department of Transportation 2021-2023    $74,999
Murray, MichaelPhysics & Astronomy    Northern Illinois University    5-D dual-readout calorimetry for the Next Generation of HEP Experiments    $73,661
Hale, Richard    Aerospace Engineering    Wichita State University    National Space Grant Consortium College and Fellowship – Opportunities in NASA STEAM FY 2020    $73,091
Kirkpatrick, Allison    Physics & Astronomy    Space Telescope Science Institute    Obscured CANDELS: Disentangling Obscuration around Supermassive Black Holes in the Distant Universe    $68,917
Allgeier, Alan  Chemical & Petroleum Engineering / Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis    Danisco USA Inc.    Development of Process for Derivatization of Engineered Polysaccharides through Enzymatic Polymerization with Fatty Acids to the Corresponding Engineered Polysaccharide Esters    $64,632
Miller, Richard Kansas Geological Survey    Kansas Water Office    Preproposal for Study of Regional Arbuckle Properties in South Central Kansas Now and Planning for the Future    $61,700
Kastens, JudeKansas Biological Survey    Kansas Water Office    Kansas Real-Time Flood Mapping Tool Development    $61,000
Fuller, Randall English / Hall Center for the Humanities    National Endowment for the Humanities    Bright Circle: Five Remarkable Women in the Age of Transcendentalism    $60,000
Hedeman, Anne    History of Art / Hall Center for the Humanities  National Endowment for the Humanities    Gothic Manuscripts, 1320-1390 (FEL-273019)$60,000
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment Institute    Illinois State Board of Education    Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS)    $53,395
Burkhardt, CrystalPharmacy Practice    KU Medical Center Research Institute    Remote Monitoring and Virtual Collaborative Care for Hypertension Control to Prevent Cognitive Decline    $53,101
Keshmiri, Shawn    Aerospace Engineering / Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets    Kansas State University    GP-IN: SOARING: Sharing Opportunities, Approaches, and Resources in New Geo-teaching    $50,021
Kondyli, Alexandra    Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering    National Science Foundation    SCC-CIVIC-PG Track A: Connecting Underrepresented Youths with Employment Opportunities    $50,000
Girard, Jeffrey    Psychology / Life Span Institute    Carnegie Mellon University    Dyadic Behavior Informatics for Psychotherapy Process and Outcome    $47,075
Kondyli, Alexandra    Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering    City of Topeka  Design and Evaluation of Temporary Signs at Uncontrolled Intersections    $41,997
Azuma, Yoshiaki    Molecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences Center    KU Medical Center Research Institute    Targeting Mitotic Function of the PICH (Polo-like Kinase Interacting Checkpoint Helicase) for Novel Therapeutics of TNBC    $35,000
Hanson, Paul ChemistryAspira ChemicalSynthesis of Human Pin1 Inhibitors    $35,000
Xu, Liang    Molecular Biosciences / Higuchi Biosciences Center    KU Medical Center Research Institute    Drug the Undruggable Musashi Oncoprotein by Fragment-based Drug Discovery    $35,000
Kastens, JudeKansas Biological Survey    Terrametrics Agriculture Inc.U.S. County Level Corn & Soybean Yield Modeling and Brazil & Argentina Soybean Yield Model Development & Implementation    $34,000
Stiles, James Electrical Engineering & Computer Science / Information & Telecommunication Technology CenterGeorgia Institute of Technology    Software-Defined Rada Algorithm Development  $33,905
Crossfield, IanPhysics & AstronomySpace Telescope Science Institute    Exploring the Demographics of Exo-Neptunes: Atmospheric Characterization of a Cool Sub-Neptune from TESS    $31,995
Harms, RandiAchievement & Assessment Institute    Early Impact Virginia    Digital Badging Enhancement    $26,606
Ginther, DonnaEconomics / Institute for Policy & Social Research United-We    The Status of Women in Kansas, Missouri and the Kansas City Area    $25,000
Siahaan, Teruna    Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Higuchi Biosciences Center    Phrma Foundation    Non-Invasive Brain Delivery, Clearance, and Efficacy of Therapeutic Antibodies in Mice  $25,000
McCoy, Kelly  Kansas Fire & Rescue Training    U.S. Department of Homeland Security    State Fire Training Systems Grant - 2020    $20,000
Koch, Lisa    Transportation Center    Kansas Department of Transportation  Create Webinar Series Geared Toward Local Emerging Topics and Innovations    $19,698
Miller, Richard    Kansas Geological Survey    Oregon State University    Sampling Rock and Water to Improve Correlations between Above Ground and Below Ground Processes in the Konza Prairie Near Manhattan, KS    $18,262
Harris, Theodore    Kansas Biological Survey    City of Lawrence    High Frequency Water Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring in Clinton Lake, Kansas    $17,194
Chen, Yi Chun Journalism    KU Medical Center Research Institute    RADx-UP: Improving the Response of Local Urban and Rural Communities to Disparities in COVID-19 Testing  $16,730